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Libya reports 461 new COVID-19 cases

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December 26, 2020

gettyimages-1229165568-594x594 — TRIPOLI, LIBYA - OCTOBER 18: A health care worker receives polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a tent to combat the increasing cases of the coronavirus pandemic at Abu Selim town in Tripoli Libya on October 18, 2020. (Photo by Mucahit Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Friday reported 461 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 97,653.

FILE PHOTO: A health care worker receives polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the novel coronavirus at a tent. (Photo by Mucahit Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The center said in a statement that 628 more patients recovered, taking the nationwide tally of recoveries to 68,289, while with 16 more deaths registered, the national death toll amounted to 1,415.

Since the first case was reported in March, Libyan authorities have taken a series of precautionary measures against the pandemic, including closing the country’s borders, shutting down schools and mosques, banning public gatherings and imposing a curfew.