The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) analyzed on Wednesday, June 10, 683 blood samples.

The center confirmed that 664 samples have tested negative for Covid-19, while 19 samples tested positive.

The NCDC confirmed also that a patient has recovered from the disease.

Libya has a total of 378 cases, 59 recovered patients as well as five deaths.

The number of coronavirus cases has surged in Libya this month, with health authorities blaming the biggest outbreak in a southern city on the repatriation of nationals stranded abroad.

Libyan and international health agencies have warned of the high risks of any wave of coronavirus cases in Libya.

“The fear, if cases rise, is that citizens will not follow social distancing procedures. Then we will be unable to deal with all the cases,” said Ali Saidi, head of Sabha’s quarantine center where three out of 16 intensive care beds are occupied.