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Coronavirus – Eritrea: Ministry of Health announcement (February 22, 2021)
Eighteen patients were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at quarantine centers in the southern and central regions.
Of these, fifteen patients come from the quarantine centers of Segeneiti (5), Senafe (4), Dibarwa (2), Mendefera (2) and Adi Quala (2), in the southern region. The remaining three patients are from quarantine centers in Asmara, in the central region.
In contrast, eighteen patients who received medical treatment in the central (11), Anseba (5) and northern Red Sea (2) regions made a full recovery and were released from these facilities.
The total number of patients cured to date has thus increased to 2,068 while the number of deaths stands at seven.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country to date has risen to 2,703.