Luanda - The Angolan health authorities reported, on Thursday, the registration of 51 new cases, 21 recovered and 2 deaths, in the last 24 hours.

According to the health bulletin, 41 cases were diagnosed in Luanda, 3 in Benguela, 3 in Cabinda, 2 in Huíla, 1 in Bié, 1 in Huambo and 1 in Uíge.

Among the new patients, whose ages vary from 5 to 67 years old, 31 are male and 21 female.

The two deaths, involving Angolan citizens, were recorded in Luanda.

Among the recovered patients, 6 live in Luanda, 6 in Benguela, 5 in Uíge, 2 in Lunda Sul, 1 in Bié and 1 in Huambo.

The national staff registers 20,452 cases, with 498 deaths, 18,972 recovered and 982 active.

Of the assets, 4 are in critical condition, 8 severe, 65 moderate, 62 mild and 843 asymptomatic.

The labs processed 1,566 samples by RT-PCR, with a daily positivity rate of 1 percent.

In the treatment centers, 139 patients are being monitored, 44 are in institutional quarantine, and 1,728 positive case contacts are under medical surveillance.