The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Tuesday that 609 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 14 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 8 others died of the virus, while 1,672 have recovered during the same reporting period.
143 people are in “critical” condition, said the NCDC.
The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have exceeded more than 362,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 309,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC.
The virus has claimed the lives of 5,226 people in total. Over a million people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while more than 508,000 were fully vaccinated with two doses.