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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
With 7 new coronavirus fatalities, national death toll passes 700
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry announces seven more deaths from COVID-19 since the morning, raising the national toll to 705.
Ministry figures show 1,064 new cases have been confirmed so far today, bringing the number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 96,093.
Of the 23,417 active cases, 404 people are in serious condition, with 117 on ventilators. Another 164 are in moderate condition and the rest have mild or no symtpoms.
There were 26,038 tests performed yesterday, according to the ministry.
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