Just in: Mozambique reports nine Covid-19 deaths and 696 new cases

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Just in: Mozambique reports nine Covid-19 deaths and 696 new cases

5:56 CAT | 05 Feb 2021

File photo: Deutsche Welle

Mozambique this Friday [February 5] reported nine Covid-19 deaths. the victims were aged between 26 and 83, six men and three women all Mozambican citizens. One death was declard on January 27, one on January 28 and seven were declared on February 4, Thursday. The Covid-19 death toll in the country therefore rises to 436.

The Ministry of Health also reported 696 newly diagnosed cases of Covid-19 , out of 2274 tests performed in the country, bringing the cumulative number of officially confirmed cases since the outbreak to 43,184.

The City of Maputo recorded 358 new cases, corresponding to 51.4% of the total new cases reported today across the country. It is followed by Sofala province, with 132 new cases reported today, corresponding to 19 %.

Today, 539 persons were also reported to have recovered from COVID-19, bringing recoveries to 26,212.

In th previous 24 hours, 55 more patients were hospitalised and nine were discharged .There are currently 342 patients hospitalised in the country, of these, 255 are in Maputo city health units.

Mozambique currently has 16,532 active cases of Covid-19.