The Health Ministry announced on Friday that two people lost their lives due to Covid-19 over the past week, specifically from May 20 to 26.
And that a total of 1,774 new infections were recorded.
Dead are a man, aged 77, and a 74-year-old woman with the total number of coronavirus fatalities now rising to 1059.
At the same time, 30 Covid-19 patients are currently treated at state hospitals – eight in very serious condition and another 10 who can no longer transmit the
The Ministry also announced that a total of 74,539 rapid and PCR tests were carried out this specific week. The island’s positivity rate stands at 2.38%.
