The Ministry of Health provides the following update: 

-Seventy-eight (78) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.

The seventy-eight (78) positive cases reported shows results from samples taken during the period September 4^th to September 17^th, 2020. Therefore, this figure is NOT representative of the positive cases over the last 24 hours only.

-Eight (8) persons have been discharged from public health facilities

-There have been seven hundred and sixty-four (764) 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 seventy-eight (78) new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.

 COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (78)