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Covid-19: Country registers three more deaths, 81 new cases and 15 recovered
Edivaldo Crist?v?o and Mazarino da Cunha
August 4, 2020
In the usual meeting with journalists to update data on the epidemiological situation in the country, the Secretary of State for Public Health reported that of the 81 registered cases, six were detected in the province of Cabinda, one in Dande (Bengo) and another in U?ge . He said that those infected were between 4 and 93 years old, 60 of whom were male and 21 were female.
In Luanda, 73 cases were registered, specifically in the municipalities of Belas, Cacuaco, Talatona, Kilamba Kiaxi and Viana. Regarding deaths, there are three Angolan citizens. According to the Secretary of State, two, aged 59 and 53, had immobilizations and were admitted to the Military Hospital.
The third case refers to a 31-year-old citizen who had sickle cell disease associated with Covid-19 and was being treated at Cl?nica Sagrada Esperan?a. Franco Mufinda again appealed to citizens to comply with preventive measures, such as wearing a mask in public places, constantly washing hands with soap and water or disinfecting them with gel alcohol.
He also asked to avoid agglomerations, to reduce more and more the permanence in markets, taxi stops and restaurants, as well as the non-violation of the sanitary fence. halt the chain of community transmission ”, he said.
The number of positive cases in other parts of the country continues to rise, at a time when 11 of the 18 provinces have already registered infections. The map points to Luanda as the territory with the highest number of cases in Covid-19, with a record of 585 infections, 57 deaths and 462 recovered, followed by Cuanza-Norte, with 18 positive cases, one death and 14 recovered, Cabinda with seven, Zaire (5), Bengo (3), Cuanza-Sul (3), U?ge (2), Lunda-Norte (1), Moxico (1), Bi? (1) and Cunene (1).
600 drivers tested and 53 are reactive
During the data update, Franco Mufinda informed that 600 drivers were tested yesterday and 53 had reactive results. With the exponential rise in cases, the Secretary of State announced that in the past 24 hours the country had recorded 1,280 infections, of which 58 died, 476 recovered patients and 746 were active.
Of the active cases admitted to the health units, 20 are in serious condition, four are in critical condition receiving treatment with invasive mechanical ventilation, 27 moderate patients and the rest are asymptomatic. Franco Mufinda also informed that the Integrated Center for Public Security (CISP) has received, in the last 24 hours, more than 50 calls for information about Covid-19.
Regarding the control of people in institutional quarantine at the country level, the Secretary of State for Public Health guaranteed that the process remains under the control of health authorities, without advancing the number of discharges recorded yesterday.