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Ten deaths and 2.404 new COVID-19 cases

05/05/2023 11:57

Ten deaths were announced by the Ministry of Health between April 21 to May 4 due to COVID-19 as well as 2.404 new cases.

An official press release said the deaths due to COVID-19 concerned seven men between the ages of 68-90 and three women between the ages of 86-92. All of them passed away between April 19 and May 3.

A total of 1.364 deaths were recorded up until May with COVID-19 as the final (underlying) cause of death.

In total, 33 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) with two intubated in the ICU in serious condition.

The Ministry also said that a total of 82.817 diagnostic tests were performed and 2.404 new cases were identified, bringing the total number of cases to 660.854 and the positivity rate of all tests to 2,9%.