
There were 24,134 more confirmed Covid-19 cases and 115 more coronavirus-related deaths during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday.
The case figures reported on Thursday did not include 19,054 positive results from antigen tests over the previous 24 hours. This would raise the total to 43,188.
There were 1,993 seriously ill patients in hospital with lung inflammation, and 846 on ventilators.