2021-01-06 11:35:35 GMT2021-01-06 19:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DAKAR, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) Senegal s COVID-19 cases surpassed the 20,000 mark with 192 new confirmed cases detected in the past 24 hours, the country s health ministry announced.
According to the briefing of the Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action, some 1,540 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, among which 192 returned positive, bringing the total number of Senegal s COVID-19 cases to 20,156 since March 2, 2020.
Apart from one imported case recorded at Dakar s international airport, 47 close contact cases and 144 community transmission cases were reported.
Ninety-two patients recovered during the same period, bringing the cumulative number of recovere cases to 17,782, while 23 others are treated in intensive care units across the country.
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