Two new COVID-19 deaths were recorded yesterday and 71 new cases were also reported.
The Ministry of Health announced the latest fatalities through a press release which stated that the number of deaths as a result of the virus now stand at 273. The victims were identified as a 60-year-old man from Region Six and a 56-year-old man from Region Ten. This brings the total deaths recorded for the month of April to 40 thus far.
Meanwhile the Health Ministry’s dashboard showed that the number of confirmed infections in the country has risen to 11,972. These cases were revealed after 676 more persons were tested which increased the total number of persons tested to 108,883.
