The Ministry of Health provides the following update: 

-80 additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19

These new 80 new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.

-7 persons have been discharged from public health facilities

-66 are recovered community cases

Recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously COVID-19 positive and in self-isolation at home and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation.

-The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that there have been 2 additional COVID-19 related deaths. One person was an elderly male and the other was an elderly female, both with pre-existing conditions. This brings the total number of    COVID-19 related deaths to 78.