TIRANA, Jan 29 /ATA/- 1,482 citizens in Kosovo have died due to coronavirus infection since March 2021 when the first positive cases of SARS CoV2 were reported in the country.
59,304 people have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest update of the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo (NIPHK).
Currently there are 6,109 active cases of COVID-19 in the country. Most of the cases were reported in the Municipality of Pristina with 116 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last update about Pristina.
During the last 24 hours, in the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology at NIPHK and private laboratories using the method RT-PCR, a total of 1,652 samples taken from NHSKU and tracking of case contacts in the field were tested, of which 316 cases tested positive. Within 24 hours, 3 deaths due SARS CoV-2 were reported. Deaths are from the municipalities: Pristina 2 cases (85, 81 years old), Drenas 1 case (74 years old). The total number of positive cases is 59,304 cases out of 227,482 people suspected of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and 1,482 deaths. During the last 24 hours, 195 patients have recovered putting the total number of cured cases to date at 51,713, while the number of active cases is 6,109. Positive cases are from the municipalities: Pristina 116 cases, Prizren 35 cases, Mitrovica 23 cases, Gjilan 21 cases, Vushtrri 15 cases, Fushë-Kosovë 12 cases, Gjakova 10 cases, Lipjan 10 cases, Ferizaj 9 cases, Skenderaj 9 cases, Year 8 cases, Kamenica 6 cases, Podujeva 6 cases, Rahovec 6 cases, Dragash 5 cases, Klina 5 cases, Drenas 4 cases, Kaçanik 3 cases, Malisheva 3 cases, Obiliq 2 cases, Peja 2 cases, Suhareka 2 cases and one case each in the municipalities of Gracanica, Istog, Novobërdë and Shtime.
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