Number of COVID-19 cases increased on Saturday by 272 to 6,223 while the death toll went up by four to 74, Lebanese Health Ministry announced in its daily report.

248 of the recorded cases are for locals and 24 for arrivals.

The report added that 7105 PCR tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, adding that the number of cases of recovery from the coronavirus rose to 2043.

Health Minister Hamad Hassan repeated the call for citizens to take precautionary measures against the deadly virus, noting hospitals are busy responding to the Beirut Port explosion that killed at least 158 and injured 6,000 others.

Lebanon has been fighting against COVID-19 since Feb. 21.

Source: Al-Manar