The slow return of COVID! 36 new cases are seen of which 9 are travellers who jetted into the country from countries with new variant

The ministry of health has said 36 new cases of coronavirus have been registered bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 4,008.

According to the ministry on Monday, of the 36, eight of the cases was confirmed on January 22 while 22 and six were confirmed on January 23 and January 24 respectively.

Those who tested positive include 28 men and eight women according the ministry, with their ages ranging between 19 and 64 years.

Nine out of the 36 cases were mandatorily tested for travelling into the country from hotspot countries of the new coronavirus strain, the health ministry said.