1,885 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

1,885 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed

August 5, 2021   06:37 pm

The Ministry of Health today confirmed another 1,885 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

All new Covid-19 cases reported today are associated with the ‘New Year’ cluster. 

This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases identified in the country thus far to  320,640.

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