COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 new cases, 8 recovered

Four new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Friday, April 23, while eight people recovered from the virus.

The new positives (one male and three females) were identified from among the 478 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

Additionally, there are 92 persons in isolation.

Since the first case was diagnosed in March, last year, there have been 3,824 confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as 3,726 recoveries.  The virus has claimed 44 lives.

The public health laboratory has conducted 151,482 tests dating back to February 2020.

There have been 71,881 vaccinations – 29,737 men and 42,144 women – administered under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19. (BGIS)