TIRANA (Albania), March 31 (SeeNews) – The number of coronavirus cases in Albania has increased to 243, as the death toll from the infection has reached 13, local media reported on Tuesday.
Over the past 24 hours, 20 new patients tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, daily Tirana Times reported.
The health ministry reported the first coronavirus death in the country on March 11. The first coronavirus case in Albania was confirmed on March 9.
Last week, Albania’s government declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of the coronavirus disease.
According to the decision - in force from March 24 for up to 30 days - the rights of movement, gatherings and work guaranteed by the constitution will be limited to an extent considered necessary for achieving the protection of people's health.
Earlier, the government imposed a country-wide curfew from 1.00 pm to 5.00 am in an effort to limit the spread of the disease.