Daily Covid-19 cases exceed recoveries for the third day in a row

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The Health Ministry reported 1,153 coronavirus cases for the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 237,265.

It also confirmed 1,040 more recoveries from the novel coronavirus, raising the tally to 220,546, according to the country's health minister.

The country's death toll from the disease rose to 5,798, with 14 new fatalities over the past 24 hours.

Healthcare professionals conducted more than 54,494 tests for Covid-19 over the past day, raising the tally to over 5.08 million.

Table: Ministry of Health

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed nearly 709,000 lives in 188 countries and regions since it originated in China last December. The US, Brazil, India, and Russia are currently the worst-hit countries in the world.

Over 18.8 million Covid-19 cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries exceeding 11.3 million, according to figures compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

(EKN/VK)