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Lebanon Confirms 1,518 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 More Deaths

Lebanon Confirms 1,518 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 More Deaths
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By Staff, Agencies

Lebanon Friday recorded 12 new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,518 cases, the Health Ministry said.

Among the newly recorded cases, 37 were among travelers arriving from abroad, bringing the total number of positive cases in Lebanon to 143,705 since the virus was first detected in the country in late February. The total number of deaths now stands at 1,182.

A total of 12,018 PCR tests have been administered in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate of the tests in the last two weeks stood at 13.4 percent.

Meanwhile, the Internal Security Forces Friday announced that a total of 585 coronavirus cases have been registered in the central prison in Roumieh, where conditions are dire and prisoners do not receive proper health care and live in overcrowded cells.

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