29 new cases with COVID-19 in Albania, number of victims rises to 18

04/04/2020 18:01

The number of victims caused by CoVid-19 epidemic in Albania has reached 18.

The latest fatality is a 67-year-old man from Tirana who was hospitalized for 13 days in the infectious disease hospital, while for the last 6 days he was intubated and in hemodialysis, performed in the Infectious Diseases Hospital. Despite the efforts of the medical staff, the 67-year-old passed away.

In the last 24 hours, 216 suspects have been tested, of which 29 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, in a national total of 333 confirmed cases. The average age of COVID-19 positive cases is 50 years.

The good news is that in the last 24 hours we have 10 recovered patients bringing the number of patients cured from COVID-19 to 99. There are currently 66 patients in the infectious service. 6 of them are in intensive care while one is in assisted respiration.

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