Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update (12 June 2021)
13 June 2021 |
6:00 pm
New Cases: 37 Total Confirmed: 4,349 Deaths: 82 Recovered: 3,178 Total in quarantine: 237 Discharged from quarantine: 14,006Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information and Communication, Sierra Leone.
New Cases: 37
Total Confirmed: 4,349
Deaths: 82
Recovered: 3,178
Total in quarantine: 237
Discharged from quarantine: 14,006
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information and Communication, Sierra Leone.
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