TIRANA, April 17 – Twenty-one new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected patients to 539 in Albania. The majority of the new cases were identified in Shkodra, the second most affected city after Tirana.
So far, tests have been conducted on 5080 people. A total of 43 patients are being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the ‘COVID 2’ Hospital, 11 of whom are in intensive care and three are intubated.
The Ministry of Health also announced that so far, a total of 283 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 245 cases
- Durrës 42 cases
- Lushnje 6 cases
- Elbasan 16 cases
- Fier 35 cases
- Kavaja 9 cases
- Rrogozhina 4 cases
- Korça 19 cases
- Vlora 5 cases
- Shkodra 94 cases
- Lezha 14 cases
- Berat 2 cases
- Has 13 cases
- Kruja 11 cases
- Tropoja 4 cases
- Puka 5 cases
- Mirdita 3 cases
- Kukes 9 cases
- Mallakster 1 case
- Kurbin 2 cases
A 90-year-old man in Fier passed away on Wednesday morning, bringing the death toll to 25 in Albania. The victim had been under intensive care for 11 days and suffered from underlying health conditions including diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. Despite the medical staff’s efforts, the 90-year-old succumbed to the disease.
The Albanian government has restricted movement of vehicles 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.
