208 new virus cases diagnosed Saturday, as testing slides

8 November 2020, 7:45 pm

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The Health Ministry says 208 new virus cases were diagnosed on Saturday, as testing dipped over the weekend. Another 241 cases were diagnosed since midnight, according to the ministry.

According to the ministry, just 8,336 tests were conducted yesterday, down from 30,000-40,000 last week. It says 2.6 percent of tests came back positive, slightly higher than the previous week.

The number of active cases in the country stands at 8,004. The ministry says 330 people are in serious condition, 143 of them on ventilators. Another 109 are in moderate condition, with the rest displaying mild or no symptoms.

The death toll from the virus hits 2,674 — up by 10 since this morning.