By Lamin Njie
Five new people have tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of people who have caught the disease in The Gambia to 17.
The ministry of health announced at a news conference on Saturday five new cases have been recorded.
“Five new positive COVID-19 cases have been reported, one of the highest number of cases confirmed in a single day. Of these, one case was reported from the Central River Region and this is the first confirmed case from that region,” the ministry’s Dr Abdoulie Bittaye told reporters on Saturday.
Saturday’s announcement comes on a back of fleeting progress made in the country’s fight against the infection.
The Gambia just last week edged closer to defeating coronavirus after the number of active cases in the country declined to just one case. It has now shot up to seven.
