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COVID-19: ANGOLA REPORTS 240 RECOVERIES AND 131 NEW INFECTIONS

Luanda – Health authorities announced, this Monday, the recovery of 240 patients, 131 new cases and 10 deaths, in the last 24 hours.

According to the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, of the recovery citizens 124 live in Luanda, 26 in Lunda Sul, 21 in Bié, 20 in Huambo, 18 in Lunda Norte, 15 in Moxico, 6 in Cunene, 4 in Cuando Cubango, 3 in Zaire, 2 in Benguela and 1 in Cabinda.

As for the new cases, 30 were diagnosed in Luanda, 20 in Huambo, 16 in Huíla, 14 in Cuando Cubango, 8 in Benguela, 8 in Cuanza Norte, 6 in Bié, 6 in Moxico, 5 in Cunene, 5 in Namibe , 5 in Zaire, 3 in Lunda Sul, 2 in Cabinda, 1 in Bengo, 1 in Lunda Norte and 1 in Malanje.

With ages ranging from 4 months to 96 years, 85 are male and 46 are female.

The deaths were reported in the provinces of Huila with 4 , Moxico with 2, Cuando Cubango with 1, Lunda Norte with 1, Lunda Sul with 1 and Huambo with 1.

The sources also announced that 139 patients have been hospitalized in treatment centers 222 in institutional quarantine and 814 contacts of positive cases are under medical surveillance.

The laboratories have processed 4,668 blood samples, with a positivity rate of 2.8 percent.

Angola has 46,076 positive cases, with 1,163 deaths, 42,624 recovered and 2,289 active patients. Of the active, 8 are critical, 28 serious, 71 moderate, 32 mild and 2150 asymptomatic.

Source: Angola Press News Agency