TIRANA, April 28 – Fourteen new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected patients to 750 in Albania. The cases were identified in Tirana, Kruja, which is currently facing an outbreak in several factories, and Shkodra.
Furthermore, a 52-year-old coronavirus patient died on Tuesday morning in Albania, bringing the death toll to 30 victims. He had been intubated for eight days at the ‘Shefqet Ndroqi’ Hospital when his condition suddenly worsened. Despite the medical staff’s efforts, the 52-year old could not make it.
So far, tests have been conducted on 7758 people. A total of 32 patients are being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the ‘COVID 2’ Hospital, five of whom are in intensive care. According to the Ministry of Health, the average age of those with the coronavirus is 46.8 years old.
So far, a total of 431 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 309 cases
Shkodër 107 cases
Kruja 97 cases
Durrës 42 cases
Fier 37 cases
Kurbin 31 cases
Korça 19 cases
Elbasan 18 cases
Kukës 18 cases
Lezha 14 cases
Has 14 cases
Kavaja 9 cases
Lushnje 7 cases
Vlora 5 cases
Puka 5 cases
Mirditë 5 cases
Rrogozhinë 4 cases
Tropoja 4 cases
Berat 3 cases
Mallakastër 1 case
Mat 1 case
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.
