Two more COVID-19 patients, 86 and 78, succumb

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday revealed that two more persons have died after contracting COVID-19, while 34 additional cases were confirmed yesterday.

In a statement, the Ministry said that an 86-year-old man from Region Eight and a 78-year-old man from Region Four died while receiving care at a public medical facility. No further information was provided.

The COVID-19 death toll now stands at 119.

Meanwhile, from the COVID-19 test results for 302 persons that were released, the MoH’s dashboard confirmed that 34 were positive. These cases are from Region Two (2) and Region Seven (2), Region Three (3), Region Four (21), Region Six (1) and Region Ten (5).

According to the dashboard, 13 persons are in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 104 in institutional isolation, 790 in home isolation and 37 in institutional quarantine.