Luanda - The Angolan health authorities announced Wednesday the recovery of 22 patients, 11 new cases and two deaths, in the last 24 hours.
According to the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, who was speaking at the usual updating session, amongst the new cases, eight were diagnosed in Luanda, one in Benguela, one in Huambo and one in Cabinda.
The new patients are aged between 7 months and 54 years.
The two deaths, according to the official, were registered in Huíla and Bengo, involving Angolan citizens.
Among those recovered, 10 reside in Luanda, nine in Huambo, two in Kwanza Sul and one in Bié.
The national data registers 20,400 cases, with 496 deaths, 18,951 recovered and 953 active.
Of the active cases, six are critical, eight serious, 71 moderate, 72 mild and 796 asymptomatic.
The laboratories processed 1,087 samples by RT-PCR, with a daily positivity rate of 1 per cent.
At treatment centres, 157 patients are under follow-up, 43 are in institutional quarantine and 1,647 contacts of positive cases are under medical surveillance.
