COVID-19: ANGOLA RECORDS 543 NEW CASES, 143 RECOVERIES

Luanda – In the last 24 hours, Angola registered 543 new cases, the recovery of 143 patients and 11 deaths.

According to the daily bulletin, 324 cases were diagnosed in Luanda, 52 in Huambo, 36 in Cuanza Norte, 29 in Huila, 25 in Cuanza Sul, 21 in Malanje, 14 in Uige, 11 in Zaire, 10 in Cabinda, 7 in Cuando Cubango, 7 in Namibe, 5 in Bié and 2 in Bengo.

The list includes 284 male and 259 female patients, whose ages range from 3 months to 93 years.

Six deaths were registered in Luanda, three in Huíla, one in Bengo and one in Malanje.

Among those recovered, 56 reside in Huambo, 47 in Luanda, 17 in Huíla, 17 in Namibe, 2 in Cuando Cubango, 2 in Lunda Sul, 1 in Bié and 1 in Cunene.

The laboratories have processed, in the last 24 hours, 5,475 samples.

118 citizens are under institutional quarantine, 4,167 contacts are under epidemiological surveillance and 343 are hospitalised.

Angola has 56,583 positive cases, of which 1,537 have died, 47,564 have recovered and 7,482 are active. Of those active, 37 critical, 40 severe, 187 moderate, 79 mild and 7,139 asymptomatic.

Source: Angola Press News Agency