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Covid-19: Gambia registers another death

Dec 31, 2020, 12:58 PM

The Gambia has registered one new Covid-19 related death, bringing the total number to 124.

This is according to the 233rd Covid-19 situation report of The Gambia for 28th December 2020 (published on 29 December 2020). 

No new positive case was registered with the total since March still at 3,797.

Five Covid-19 patients are currently under treatment or in self-isolation (active cases).

No Covid-19 patient was discharged from treatment while 21 persons are in quarantine.

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