967 new COVID-19 cases reported

967 new COVID-19 cases reported

July 15, 2021   06:46 pm

The Ministry of Health reports that another 967 persons have tested positive for coronavirus today (July 15).

All new cases are associated with the New Year Covid-19 cluster.

 This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country thus far to 280,026.

Presently 22,462 infected patients are being treated at hospitals and treatment centers across the island.

Meanwhile, the number of total recoveries has reached 253,953.

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