Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update (01 September 2020)
02 September 2020 |
12:00 pm
Cumulative confirmed positive cases: 2,028 Total number of deaths: 71 Active new cases: 2 Active cases at Isolation Centres: 363 Cumulative recoveries: 1,594 Number currently in quarantine: 234 Number discharged from quarantine: 10,845Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Government of Sierra Leone.
Cumulative confirmed positive cases: 2,028
Total number of deaths: 71
Active new cases: 2
Active cases at Isolation Centres: 363
Cumulative recoveries: 1,594
Number currently in quarantine: 234
Number discharged from quarantine: 10,845
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Government of Sierra Leone.
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