TIRANA, April 12 – Thirteen new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected patients to 446 in Albania. According to the Public Institute of Health, a majority of the new cases came as a result of a lack of social distancing.
So far, tests have been conducted on 3877 people. Since Saturday, the number of hospitalized patients has also dropped; out of the total 41 patients at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, six are in intensive care and two are intubated. At the COVDID 2 Hospital, eight patients are hospitalized, six of whom are in intensive care.
A 72-year-old from Tirana passed away on Thursday evening at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, bringing the number of victims in Albania to 23. The woman suffered from several underlying health conditions – chronic renal failure, high blood pressure and hypothyroidism.
The Ministry of Health also announced that 217 patients who tested positive coronavirus in Albania have now recovered. However, they will have to be quarantined at home for 14 days.
Currently, the geographical distribution of the infected patients across Albania is as follows:
- Tirana 215 cases
- Durrës 41 cases
- Lushnje 6 cases
- Elbasan 15 cases
- Fier 32 cases
- Kavaja 8 cases
- Rrogozhina 4 cases
- Korça 17 cases
- Vlora 5 cases
- Shkodra 57 cases
- Lezha 14 cases
- Berat 2 cases
- Has 12 cases
- Kruja 6 cases
- Tropoja 4 cases
- Puka 5 cases
- Mirdita 3 cases
The Albanian government has restricted movement of automobiles and pedestrians throughout the territory by imposing a strict curfew from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m, with only one person per household being authorized to move. On Sundays, citizens are prohibited from going out at all. All international air, sea and land travel is banned and schools, kindergartens, bars, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, concert halls and parks are also closed.
