Mozambique reports seven Covid-19 deaths; 597 new cases

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Mozambique reports seven Covid-19 deaths; 597 new cases

8:46 CAT | 30 Jan 2021

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The Ministry of Health reported on Saturday [January 30] afternoon, seven Covid-19 deaths , two in the province of Maputo and five in the city of Maputo. Of these, two deaths were declared on the 27th of January and five were declared on the 29th of January. All patients are Mozambican men aged between 49 and 75.

The Ministry of Health also reported 597 newly diagnosed cases,bringing the cumulative to 37,705,

The ages of the 597 new cases reported today today are as follows:

16 cases diagnosed in children under 5;

36 cases in patients between 5 and 14 years old;

93 cases in patients aged between 15 and 24 years old;

150 cases in patients aged between 25 and 34;

134 cases in patients aged between 35 and 44;

68 cases in patients aged between 45 and 54;

43 cases in patients aged between 55 and 64;

34 cases in patients over 65; and

23 cases with no information

Of the newly diagnosed cases, 575 are Mozambicans, two individuals are foreigners and 20 are nationalities yet to be determined; 300 (50.3%) are men or boys and 297 (49.7%) are women or girls.

All the new cases reported today are the result of local transmission ”, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

The note also states that the city of Maputo registered 158 new cases, followed by the province of Gaza with 79 cases.

MISAU reports that, in the last 24 hours, 87 patients were hospitalised and 20 were discharged.

There are currently 320 hospitalised patients in the country, of whom 246 (76.9%) in Maputo city, 17 in Maputo province, 16 in Sofala, 16 in Tete province, nine in Zambézia, seven in Gaza, seven in Manica province, two in Inhambane province, two in Nampula and two in Cabo Delgado .

The number of recoveries rose to 23,945, with 436 reported today.

Mozambique reported a cumulative number of 37,705 confirmed cases of Covid-19, since the outbreak was first detected in the country, in March 2020. Of these cases, of which 37,389 are of local transmission and 316 imported.

The country currently has 13,393 active cases, of which

6,953 in Maputo city;

1,927 in Maputo province;

747 in Manica province;

730 in Sofala;

714 in Gaza;

612 in Inhambane province;

588 in Niassa;

493 in Zambézia;

282 in Nampula province; and

179 in Cabo Delgado.

Until Saturday [January 30] Mozambique reported 363 Covid-19 deaths , of which 179 in Maputo city, 23 in Maputo province, 11 in Nampula, eight in Gaza, eight in Tete, seven in Zambézia, six in Sofala, five in Manica.