The number of COVID-19 infections in Libya has risen to 1579, with 1163 active cases.

The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 16 new cases on Tuesday, distributed as following:

1. Tripoli: 5 cases
2. Misrata: 1 case
3. Zlitin: 4 cases
4. Jufra: 3 cases
5. Sabratha: 1 case
6. Tarhuna: 2 cases

NCDC also confirmed the recovery of 3 patients, raising the number of recoveries to 373.

The death toll of Covid-19 has risen to 43 after the registration of 1 death in Misrata.