DILI, may 09 2021 (TATOLI) – Health authorities registered 116 more covid-19 infections, bring the total active infections to 1.540.
Of the new infections, 98 cases were identified in Dili, 17 in Baucau, and one in Covalima.
The Coordinator of the CIGC, Rui de Araújo, said in a statement today that, there are also 81 recoveries thus the total recovery since the outbreak began in the country is 1.683.
Concerning the new infections announced today, Araújo says that the proportion of those infected with symptoms is 10.3%. Among the cases detected today, 66 are men and 50 women.
Mr. Araujo said, 31 patients of covid-19 are under the treatment at the Vera Cruz Isolation Center- 11 in the area of obstetrics, stable, one in surgery, 17 in internal medicine, two of whom are severe, and 15 moderate, and two in pediatrics. , all considered moderate.
Since yesterday, The National Health Laboratory (LNS) has carried out 1,256 laboratory tests, of the number 25 were performed through the sentinel surveillance, 56 via contact screening, 780 through random screening, 380 were performed following the request for traveling authorization, and 15 in quarantines. In addition, on May 8, 374 tests were carried out in the municipalities.
Thus the country so far reports 3,227 confirmed cases and five deaths since the virus appeared.
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