The National Center for Disease Control analyzed on Sunday, August 16, 2923 blood samples.

The center confirmed that 2489 samples have tested negative for Covid-19 while 434 others tested positive.

The Center added it registered, 39 recoveries, and 8 deaths.

The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Libya so far is 8172, including 7086 active cases, 933 recoveries and 153 deaths, the center said.

In the same vein, a member of the Coronavirus Control Committee in Bani Walid, Mohammad Saleh, confirmed that the epidemiological situation inside the city is getting worse day by day. For instance,  the cases of Coronavirus in the city exceeds 5, and two deaths have been recently recorded of citizens suffering from chronic diseases.

Nevertheless, more than 10 medical personnel have been infected with the disease, “which is a dangerous indicator of the collapse of the health sector in the city.”