Somali government has reported six COVID 19 related deaths on Tuesday.
That is the highest number of deaths in a single day in the horn of the African from COVID 19 since first death on April 9.
According to the Ministry of health another 49 new cases have also been confirmed with the virus bringing the total number of infected persons to 286.
As per the new positive cases 30 are male and the remaining 19 are female with two people also fully recovered.
Multi agency team with coordination from the office of the prime minister is working round the clock in preventing the spread of the virus in the country mainly in the capital, Mogadishu which has registered the highest number.
Extra emergency centers have been established in De Martini, Banadir and Yardameli hospitals to deal with the situation according to the COVID 19 emergency response committee.
The authorities have appealed to the citizens to take health guidelines related to the virus seriously.
