Covid: Five more deaths, 143 new cases added to total count

Covid: Five more deaths, 143 new cases added to total count

July 29, 2022   07:37 pm

The Health Ministry says that 143 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country.

This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 665,543. 

Meanwhile, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed 05 new coronavirus-related deaths for July 28, pushing the country’s death toll from the pandemic to 16,553.

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