EIGHT persons die due to Covid-19 on Friday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#794) stated that the Covid-19 death toll was now 1,026.
It reported 181 new positive cases within the past 24 hours taken from samples during the period July 19 to July 22.
And over 300,000 persons have been vaccinated with a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
See below:
Total people tested: 258, 401
New cases: 181
Active cases: 5,783
Patients recovered: 30, 256
Total positive cases: 37,065
Deaths: 1,026
Patients in hospital: 314
Patients in step-down Facilities: 76
Patients in state quarantine: 106
Patients in home isolation: 5,212
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose: 308,661
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose: 179,382
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 4
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May : 326
June: 352
July 1:10
July 2: 9
July 3: 13
July 4: 13
July 5: 7
July 6: 4
July 7: 15
July 8: 5
July 9: 7
July 10: 5
July 11: 2
July 12: 4
July 13: 11
July 14: 11
July 15: 6
July 16: 13
July 17: 8
July 18: 2
July 19: 6
July 20: 2
July 21: 3
July 22:15
July 23: 8