Press statement by Deputy Minister of Health, Prof. Mira Rakacolli:

As part of the daily coronavirus briefing, we inform you that work is underway on the ground to identify new Covid-19 cases and track down contacts of the confirmed cases tested positive for the virus.

Tests were conducted on 259 suspected individuals, out of which 17 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.

So far, tests have been conducted on 3644 suspected cases and 433 of them have tested positive for the Covid-19.

A total of 23 citizens have lost the battle with this disease so far despite the incredible efforts of the health personnel.

Fifteen more patients have recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total of recovered Covid-19 patients in Albania to 197.

We inform you that out of the total, 53 patients being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, six of them under intensive care and two patients are intubated.

Seven patients are being treated at “Shefqet Ndroqi” University Hospital, the second Covid-19-only patient hospital in the country, and five of them are in intensive care and four of them intubated.

A total of 60 patients are currently being treated at both hospitals.

The number of Covid-19 infected people has further increased with 10 more new cases in Tirana, three in Shkodra, one in Puka, one in Lushnja, one in Kruja and one new case in Durres.

Currently, the geographical distribution of the infected patients across Albania is as follows:

– Tirana            209 cases

– Durres           39 cases

– Lushnja          6 cases

– Elbasan          15 cases

– Fier                 32 cases

– Kavaja            8 cases

– Rrogozhinaë   4 cases

– Korça              17 cases

– Vlora               5 cases

– Shkodra            52 cases

– Lezha                14 cases

– Berat                 2 cases

– Has                    12 cases

– Kruja                  6 cases

-Tropoja               4 cases

– Puka                   5 cases

– Mirdita              3 cases

 

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection once again urges citizens to respect the social distancing measures as the only way to successfully cope with this challenge. It is equally important that measures to curb the spread of the infection are fully respected within the family circle by avoiding visits to the relatives for whatever reason.

The Ministry of Health appeals citizens to dial the National Emergency Line 127 if they suspect about Covid-19 symptoms. For any question or information about Covid-19, dial green line 0800 40 40.