The Ministry of Health has clarified the current death toll in the current Covid-19 outbreak.
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Thirteen people died in this outbreak, which included two deaths this week.
The total number of deaths since Covid-19 arrived in this country is now 41.
The ministry said the figures included all cases that died which were classified as an active case of Covid-19 at the time of death.
It said in some of these cases, the underlying cause of death may have been unrelated to the virus.
The total number of active Covid-19 cases sits at 4828.
Since the first case was recorded in this country in February 2020, 5525 people have recovered.
