COVID-19 deaths near 1,600

The number of deaths from coronavirus reached 1,591 on Friday, Aug 7 and with 1,142 new cases, the total infections recorded since  March reached 72,560.

 The positivity rate from 3,285 tests in the previous 24 hours was 35%. There are 22,655 people in isolation 22,069 at home and 586 in hotels. There are 1,639 hospitalized patients 1,483 in the ward and 156 in intensive care units (ICU).