Tunisia reports 662 new Covid-19 cases, 233,277 in total

Tunis, March 1 : Tunisian Health Ministry reported 662 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 233,277.

The death toll from the virus rose by 27 to 8,001, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The number of hospitalised Covid-19 patients reached 1,108, including 266 in intensive care units, while the total number of recoveries reached 198,006, the Xinhua news reported.A total of 979,785 lab tests have been carried out in Tunisia so far, said the ministry.