The coronavirus has spread to several new outbreaks in Albania, and in the last 24 hours 21 cases have been confirmed, of which 6 are medical personnel. Tirana continues to be the epicenter of this virus where 14 new cases have been recorded to be followed by Kruja with 3 cases, while in Durrës, Shkodër, Kamëz, Mallakastër have been confirmed by 1 case. These figures are the result of 243 tests performed, including 45 health personnel
"The cases identified in the last 24 hours are mainly contacts revealed by the investigation carried out and some new cases for which the epidemiological investigation is still being carried out," the Ministry of Health announced in the daily bulletin. Meanwhile, a 62-year-old man passed away this morning. Official sources suggest that the 62-year-old was an asymptomatic carrier of COVID-19, but it was not the virus that caused his death, but hepatic cirrhosis of the last stage.
"A 62-year-old patient died at the Infectious Diseases Hospital. According to the Infectious Diseases Service, the 62-year-old was an asymptomatic carrier of COVID19 and suffered from cirrhosis of the liver, spok, severe heart failure, diabetes, hypertension. infectious, it is not COVID19, but from hepatic cirrhosis of the last stage ", says Rovena Daja, representative of the Institute of Public Health. Currently, 27 people are being treated at the infectious disease hospital, 4 of whom are in intensive care, one of them is intubated. A positive balance is the number of people healed. In the last 24 hours, 14 citizens have recovered, bringing the number of recovering to 891.
The Ministry of Health has also provided information on molecular testing.
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, over 16,500 molecular and serological tests have been performed and 1164 cases have been confirmed positively. Currently, there are 240 active people with COVID19, mainly in Tirana, Durres and Kruja", the announcement concludes.
COVID-19 - Statistics (June 2, 2020)
Total tests 16520
Molecular testing 15068
Serological tests 1452 |
Positive cases 1164
Cured cases 891
Active Case 240
Loss of life 33 (Tirana Region 20, Durrës 6, Fier 3, Vlora 1, Shkodër 2, Kukës 1)
The geographical distribution of active cases is as follows:
Tirana 157
Durrës 20
Kruja 20
Kamza 11
Shkodër 10
Mat 9 |
Lushnje 6
Berat 2
Fier 2
Korça 1
Librazhd 1
Mallakastër 1
Source: Shqiptarja.com