A total of 851 new cases of COVID-19 and 62 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, of which 18 deaths occurred prior to the reference interval, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Wednesday.
"According to the data available at the National Centre for Intervention Management and Coordination (CNCCI) level on December 22, 2021, at 10.00 am, within the past 24 hours, 851 cases of people who became infected with SARS-CoV-2 were recorded, and 62 deaths, of which 18 occurred prior to the reference interval," stated GCS.