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Tunisia-Breaking news: 4 new coronavirus cases,including one new local infection

Three more imported cases of infection with COVID-19 and one new domestic infection were recorded on July 13, bringing the overall cases of infection to 1306, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The ministry said in a statement, “Following a total of 603  lab tests, including 17 to monitor previous cases,10 tested positive, of which 3 are new Imported infections and 1 new local infection ( Came in close contact with a previous contact case ) and 6  confirmed cases who were still infected with this virus”.

As such, the number of confirmed cases rose to 1306 out of 79747  screening tests performed since the first cases were identified last March.
Additionally,169 patients are still virus-carriers and kept in observation while recoveries rose to 1087. The death toll stands at 50 since the beginning of the outbreak.

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