Daily Covid-19 deaths hit new record as data reclassified


The country reported its highest single-day coronavirus deaths, mostly due to the reclassification of previous cases, the health ministry said.

In a bulletin, the ministry recorded 423 Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, eclipsing the 401 casualties reported on April 9.

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