TIRANA, April 14 – A 68-year-old woman passed away on Monday evening, bringing the death toll to 24 in Albania. The victim had been under intensive care for 10 days and suffered from renal insufficiency as well. Despite the medical staff’s efforts, the 68-year-old succumbed to the disease.
Eight new coronavirus cases were also confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected patients to 475 in Albania. The map of infected patients was extended to Kukes, after one person from the medical staff tested positive for the coronavirus.
So far, tests have been conducted on 4306 people. Out of the total 37 patients at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, five are in intensive care and one is intubated. At the COVID 2 Hospital, nine patients are hospitalized, seven of whom are in intensive care.
The Ministry of Health also announced that so far, a total of 248 patients who tested positive for the 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 227 cases
- Durrës 42 cases
- Lushnje 6 cases
- Elbasan 15 cases
- Fier 32 cases
- Kavaja 8 cases
- Rrogozhina 4 cases
- Korça 17 cases
- Vlora 5 cases
- Shkodra 71 cases
- Lezha 14 cases
- Berat 2 cases
- Has 13 cases
- Kruja 6 cases
- Tropoja 4 cases
- Puka 5 cases
- Mirdita 3 cases
- Kukes 1 case
The Albanian government has restricted movement of automobiles and pedestrians throughout the territory by imposing a curfew from 5 a.m. to 17:30 p.m, with only one person per household being authorized to move. This week, citizens will not be allowed out of their houses on Saturday and Sunday. All international air, sea and land travel is banned and schools, kindergartens, bars, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, concert halls and parks are also closed.
