The Health Ministry on Wednesday reported that 7,919 new coronavirus cases were confirmed during the previous day indicating a 9.3% positivity rate after 85,000 tests conducted.
There are currently 1,074 people in serious condition being treated in hospitals with 292 of them on ventilators.
After 31 people succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, the death toll since the start of the pandemic stands on 4,888.
First published: 07:39, 02.03.21

