Luanda - The Angolan health authorities announced, on Thursday, the registration, in the last 24 hours, of 105 patients recovered from Covid-19, 42 new infections and one death.

According to the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, who spoke at the usual Covid-19 data update session in the country, of the recovered, 60 are from Luanda, 27 from Cunene, 15 from Benguela, two from Moxico and one from Zaire.

As for the new positive cases, he pointed out that they involve citizens whose ages range from two to 87 years old, being 28 male and 14 female.

According to the official, there are 29 cases diagnosed in the province of Luanda, four each for Cabinda, Benguela and Uíge, as well as one case from Lunda Sul.

Franco Mufinda made it known that the death is of a 68-year-old Angolan citizen and resident in Luanda.

Angola counts 15,361 positive cases, 352 deaths, 8,244 recovered and 6,765 assets.

Of the assets, six are in critical condition with invasive mechanical ventilation, six severe, 99 moderate, 147 with mild symptoms and 6,507 asymptomatic.

Health authorities follow 258 patients admitted to treatment centers in the country.