COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 new cases, 8 recoveries

There are now 100 people in isolation after 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Friday, April 9.

The new cases, four males and seven females, were identified from among 587 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.  Meanwhile, eight persons recovered and were discharged from isolation.

Since March 2020, there have been 3,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (1, 804 females and 1,915 males).  A total of 3,587 persons have recovered, while 44 have died from the virus.

The public health laboratory has conducted 145,814 tests, since February 2020.

To date, 65,867 people – 27,134 men and 38,733 women – have been vaccinated as part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19. (BGIS)