Tirana, Nov 24 /ATA/ Since March 13 when the first two positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Kosovo, the number of those tested positive has gone up to 34, 940 cases, while the number of cured cases have reached 21, 396.
The number of SARS CoV2 fatalities has hit 926. According to the recent data from Kosovo’s National Institute of Public Health, there are 12, 618 active cases of COVID-19.
During the last 24 hours, in the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology in NIPHK and private laboratories using the method RT-PCR, a total of 1,542 samples taken from Health University Clinic and tracking of case contacts in the field were tested, of which 645 cases turned out to be positive. Within 24 hours, 12 deaths due to SARS CoV-2 were reported. The cases of deaths are as following: Gjilan 2 cases (80, 72 years old), Peja 2 cases (88, 75 years old), Deçan 1 case (85 years old), Ferizaj 1 case (76 years old), Gjakova 1 case (68 years old) , Mitrovica 1 case (53 years old), Prishtina 1 case (86 years old), Prizren 1 case (82 years old), Rahovec 1 case (80 years old), Shtime 1 case (71 years old). The total number of positive cases is 34,940 cases out of 132,728 ones suspected of SARS-CoV-2 virus and 926 deaths. During the last 24 hours, 353 patients have recovered putting the total number of cured cases to date at 21,396, while the number of active cases is 12,618,” according to NIPHK
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