The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Tuesday that 54 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 15 percent of the infection rate. 273 people recovered in the same reporting period.
The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have reached more than 500,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 490,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC.
The virus has claimed the lives of 6,433 people in total. Over two million people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over one million were fully vaccinated with two doses.