Tripoli, The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned of a marked rise in the number of positive Coronavirus cases recorded daily in the country.
In its daily report on the epidemiological situation in the country, the center stressed the need to re-impose precautionary measures as the country enters the fourth wave of the epidemic, stressing that the total number of cases of Coronavirus infections has reached more than 403 thousands while the total number of deaths 5,907. The center explained in its report, that the number of active cases has reached more than 11 thousand cases this weekend, up 31 percent from last week, saying that the number of cases that may need hospitalization reached 335, a 87% increase over last week.
The National Center for Disease Control confirmed that the high rate of positive cases is a sign of the increased spread of the disease in the community, saying that the capital Tripoli, the most densely populated, exceeded the line (300) cases per week for every (100) thousand citizens, which means that the country enters a fourth wave of the epidemic.
The National Center for Disease Control explained in its weekly report that the low number of tests conducted in the eastern and southern region to less than 20 tests per 100 thousand citizens, constitutes an obstacle to reading the epidemiological situation accurately, and the speed of the response of state agencies in taking appropriate measures, he said.
The center recommended launching intensive vaccination campaigns and changing the vaccination strategy by increasing the focus on mobile teams rather than fixed centers to reach the target percentage of vaccines.
Source: Libyan News Agency