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Zambian health minister Chitalu Chilufya said on Monday that the country reported 182 more COVID-19 cases over the previous week, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 1,382.

A total of 9,725 tests were conducted in the last seven days, the minister said.

The number of deaths related to COVID-19 now stands at 11, and recoveries at 1,142, Chilufya said.

The minister urged people to continue observing health measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus that causes the pandemic