COVID-19: ANGOLA REPORTS 25 NEW CASES, 6 RECOVERIES

Luanda – Health authorities announced on Monday the registration of 25 new cases, 3 deaths and the recovery of 6 patients in the last 24 hours.

According to the secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, who was speaking at the usual update session, there were 14 cases registered in Luanda, 5 in Cabinda, 2 in Huambo, 2 in Malanje, 1 in Moxico and 1 in Zaire.

Among the new cases, whose ages range from 8 to 73, 20 are male and 5 are female patients.

In the last 24 hours, laboratories processed 3,288 samples by RT-PCR, with a daily positivity rate of 0.8 percent.

The deaths were registered in the provinces of Luanda, Malanje and Moxico.

Those recovered, according to Franco Mufinda, reside in Luanda.

Angola has 64,458 confirmed cases, of which 1,713 deaths, 53,349 recovered and 9,396 active. Of the active cases, 8 are critical, 9 serious, 33 moderate, 36 light and 9,310 asymptomatic.

In treatment centres, 86 patients are hospitalised, while 74 citizens are serving institutional quarantine and 4,092 contacts of positive cases are under medical surveillance.

Source: Angola Press News Agency