Man, 99, among two new COVID-19 deaths

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Friday confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

With the latest fatalities, an unvaccinated man, 99, of Region Eight, and an unvaccinated man, 55, of Region Six, the country’s death toll from the virus increased to 985 to date. Both men died on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the MoH’s COVID-19 dashboard confirmed 50 new infections from 1,197 tests that were done.