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Saturday, July 18, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Virus death count climbs by 6 to 398 as 1,099 new cases confirmed through Saturday afternoon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google1,099 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed thus far today, according to figures released from the National Security Council, according to which 1,599 were diagnosed yesterday.
Another six people succumbed to the virus, bringing the total death count to 398.
According to the figures, the infection rate among the 13,856 tested has climbed to 7.3%.
The number of seriously ill patients has climbed to 217, among whom 56 are on ventilators.
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