In the recent weeks, 12 people have died (due to COVID-related complications), he said explaining that a majority of them had significant underlying health conditions or were patients of high age.
The percentage of tests returned positive is 4.05% and the median age of people diagnosed with this infection is 47 years.
Beros said that in the past week no new hot spot appeared, and all newly-diagnosed cases were from the hotspots identified before.
There are currently 23 clinics designated for suspect cases concerning COVID-19 epidemic in all the 10 counties.