TIRANA (Albania), March 30 (SeeNews) – Albania has confirmed its 11th death from the coronavirus infection as the number of cases registered in the country jumped to 223 as of Monday, up from 186 on Friday, the health ministry said.
To date, a total of 1,526 tests have been conducted for suspected cases of the coronavirus, the ministry said in a press release.
The number of recoveries has reached 44.
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 had imposed a country-wide curfew from 1.00 pm to 5.00 am in an effort to limit the spread of the disease.