Coronavirus – Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 16th July 2020
17 July 2020 |
12:00 pm
Active cases: 41 New cases: 14 New tests: 263 Total confirmed: 78 Recovered: 34 Deaths: 3Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.
Active cases: 41
New cases: 14
New tests: 263
Total confirmed: 78
Recovered: 34
Deaths: 3
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.
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