At least 81 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the condition in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cumulative recoveries to 6,780 so far.
During its daily status update session yesterday, the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 confirmed that the country recorded some 592 new coronavirus cases out of 1,583 tests conducted hours before the update.
Presently, 323 patients have been admitted to various facilities with Lilongwe leading the pack at 128 total admissions seconded by Blantyreâs 86 hospitalizations.
Meanwhile, 10 new deaths also occurred during the reported period, bringing total fatalities to 518 since last April.
Taskforce Co-chairperson John Phuka explained, the authorities are continuously upgrading Covid-19 testing capacity and increasing testing sites as part of combating the pandemic in the country.
January 26, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 5 Comments
A senior police officer in Mchinji has died of Covid-19, a situation which is unsettling police authorities at Area 30 in Lilongwe.
Police Officer-in-Charge for Namizana Border post in Mchinji, Fly Khalichi, died last night. Mchinji district hospital authorities say he had earlier tested positive for Covid-19.
This comes barely a week after Officer-in-Charge for Mchinji Police Station, George Mtetemera, also succumbed to the virus.
Acting Officer-in-Charge for Mchinji Police Station, Mike Chambakata, confirmed the latest death but could not say what has killed the In-Charge at the border post.
However, Director of Health and Social Services for Mchinji, Dr. Juliana Kanyengambeta, says Khalichi was in isolation since Saturday after a Covid-19 diagnosis.
President Lazarus Chakwera has commended several Malawian institutions and private citizens for their vibrant initiative to raise money and contribute to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and medicines in public hospitals to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation on Sunday, Chakwera said he has ordered the presidential taskforce on Covid-19 to engage the various […]
As the country’s health facilities continue to register a surge in coronavirus pandemic Society of Medical Doctors is asking for more assistance from well-wishers to help secure oxygen cylinders, essential medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers in public hospitals. Dr. Victor Mithi, one of Malawi’s health experts who is also president of the Society of […]