Daily COVID-19 fatalities rise to 195

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Health officials on Thursday confirmed 195 COVID-19 fatalities, raising the country’s COVID-19 death toll to 6,985.

According to the Department of Government Information, 151 persons over the age of 60, 43 persons between ages 30 and 59, and one person below the age of 30 were among the fatalities confirmed on Thursday.

Epidemiology Unit data shows that 75.67% of the total fatalities are over the age of 60, while 23.24% are between ages 30 and 59, and 1.09% are below the age of 30.

Ninety-eight deaths confirmed on Thursday were male and 97 were female. The Epidemiology Unit states that 4,019 of the total fatalities are male and 2,966 are female.

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