There were 40 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,331 new cases reported over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.
There were 2,305 new infections diagnosed in the general population and 26 among prison inmates.
Over the past 24 hours, 4,947 Covid-19 patients were diagnosed recovered and were discharged from hospitals.
Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 175,732 Covid-19 patients, 140,239 of whom have recovered.
Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 204,595 Covid-19 cases, 167,665 of whom recovered.
The death toll was…