Another 12 people in Libya have tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past hours, said the National Center for Disease Control in its latest update.

With these new figures, the country’s total now stands at 168 cases, among them 99 active cases and five fatalities, while the rest have been all cleared of Covid-19.

Random sampling continued in various regions of Tripoli with Janzur being the latest targeted area as the authorities seek to expand the percentage of testing.

Meanwhile, in the east of Libya, authorities have ended the curfew within cities that have no Coronavirus cases but have prohibited travel between cities.

The National Center for Disease Control urged residents in Sabha city south of the country to follow social distancing, home quarantine, and other preventive measures to avoid coronavirus transmission, after the city recorded the highest rate of infection in the country.