HEALTH

Coronavirus: 317 new cases, 258 recoveries and 27 deaths

ALGIERS- 317 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19), 258 recoveries and 27 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Algeria, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday in a statement.

[ecr] The total number of confirmed cases is 198,962, including 317 new cases in the last 24 hours, the number of deaths is 5,489 cases, while the number of cured patients has increased to 135,754 cases, said the source.

In addition, 42 patients are currently under intensive care, added the same source.

Moreover, 19 provinces haven't recorded any cases during the last 24 hours, 19 others recorded from 1 to 9 cases and 10 provinces reported 10 cases and more.