The Ministry of Public Health announced that 744 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past 24 hours, along with one death.

The total number of confirmed cases stands now at 553,615 while the overall tally of fatalities is 7,890.

The ministry indicated that 720 cases were recorded among residents and 24 cases among arrivals.

The number of citizens that received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine has reached 1,158,312.