There was a further rise in cases after a few days of respite. The Ministry of Health and Social Action yesterday announced 107 new cases of Covid-19 and especially 2 deaths linked to this disease. “Out of 1,823 tests carried out in the last 24 hours, 107 have come back positive, ie a positivity rate of 5.87%”, announces the ministry in its daily bulletin on the evolution of the pandemic. These are 32 contacts and 75 cases from community transmission identified in Dakar and other parts of the country.
In addition, 98 patients were declared cured. While 34 serious cases are taken care of in the intensive care units.
Since the onset of the pandemic, Senegal has recorded 38,000 889 positive cases, including 37,000 532 cured, 1,056 deceased and 300 patients under treatment. In addition, 288 thousand 319 people were vaccinated.
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