Somalia confirms 73 new COVID 19 cases, 2 death

The federal government minister of health, Fowzia Abikar announced 73 news COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths in the last 48 hours during her daily briefing on Saturday afternoon.

The total number of COVID 19 cases in Somalia raised to 1,357 patients and the total number of recoveries stands to 148 people since the first coronavirus cases recorded in the country.

According to health ministry data, Banadir region is the most affected with the highest number of COVID 19 cases in Somalia followed by Somaliland.

Abikar noted that lack of community awareness support the virus to highly spread in the country, adding to another planning to expand the COVID19 community screening is underway and the federal member states will be provided more additional tools to help the control of pandemic spread in the society.

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