CoVid-19 update; Number of affected increases to 197 affected, 10 victims in the country

28/03/2020 17:17

The number of people infected with CoVid-19 in our country has jumped to 197 after 11 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours.

Silva Bino from the Institute of Public Health stated:

“Epidemiologists in every local health care unit from north to south, are doing a tremendous job of identifying contacts in a timely manner, after verifying the suspected cases.

“In the last 24 hours, 79 suspected cases have been tested, of whom 11 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.
To date, 1325 suspected cases have been tested and confirmed positive with COVID-19, 197 cases.
“During the last 24 hours two patients have died in the Infectious Disease Hospital, a 67-year-old man from Tirana and a 72-year-old woman from Vlora. The Ministry of Health expresses condolences to the families of the deceased. There are currently 74 hospitalized patients 4 of which in intensive care. The rest are in stable condition until this moment.

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