The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Monday, the registration of 2,968 new Coronavirus infections, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date 439,543.

Additionally, it indicated that 42 deaths were registered during the past 24 hours.

2,968 confirmed cases were recorded among residents and 24 cases among expatriates,” noting that “42 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,757”, the Ministry explained.

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