TIRANA, April 20 – Twenty-two new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected patients to 584 in Albania. New cases were identified in Tirana, Shkodra, Kruja and Kurbin.
So far, tests have been conducted on 5775 people, 10 percent of whom have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Minister of Health. A total of 44 patients are being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the ‘COVID 2’ Hospital, 10 of whom are in intensive care and four are intubated.
The Ministry of Health also announced that so far, a total of 327 patients who tested positive for the coronavirus in Albania have now recovered. However, they will have to be quarantined at home for 14 days.
The death toll remains at 26 victims.
In terms of general statistics, the Institute of Health reported that
56 percent of the infected people have recovered, 7 percent are hospitalized, 32 percent are self-isolated at home, and 5 percent have died.
Currently, the geographical distribution of the infected patients across Albania is as follows:
- Tirana 253 cases
- Durrës 42 cases
- Lushnje 6 cases
- Elbasan 16 cases
- Fier 36 cases
- Kavaja 9 cases
- Rrogozhina 4 cases
- Korça 19 cases
- Vlora 5 cases
- Shkodra 99 cases
- Lezha 14 cases
- Berat 2 cases
- Has 13 cases
- Kruja 23 cases
- Tropoja 4 cases
- Puka 5 cases
- Mirdita 3 cases
- Kukes 11 cases
- Mallakster 1 case
- Kurbin 19 cases
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. Last weekend, citizens were not 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.
