Luanda – With 17,568 positive cases of Covid-19 recorded since the first infection was detected in the country in March 2020, Angola is two days without reporting a single death, the authorities said.
According to the Covid-19 Multisector Commission, of the whole Angola’s Covid-19 positive cases, 6,017 are active patients, 11,146 recoveries and 405 deaths.
The active cases include one in critical condition, seven in grave state, 74 in moderate condition, 74 with light symptoms and 5,861 asymptomatic.
The Commission also informed that 15 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, of which 11 in the capital, Luanda, three in northern Cabinda province and one in central Bié, with ages ranging from four to 76 years, four males and 11 females.
The source explained that the low number of infections in the last 24 hours was owed to the yearend celebrations that reduced the testing.
In the period in respect, 102 patients recovered from Covid-19, of which 99 in Luanda and three in Bié, with ages from two to 66 years.
376 RT-PCR tests were conducted since the last update in the country, resulting in 15 infections, the authorities also said.
From March to December last year, 311,308 specimens were processed, resulting in 17,568 infections and 293,740 negative cases, representing an accumulated positive rate of 5,6 percent.
