CAIRO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd April, 2020) An 85-year-old woman has died of the coronavirus in Libya becoming the first victim of COVID-19 in the Arab country, the National Center for Disease Control said.
"The coronavirus test of the deceased 85-year-old woman turned out to be positive," the center said in a statement on late Thursday, as quoted by the 218TV broadcaster.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Libya stands at 10.
The epidemiological situation in the northern African nation sparks concern amid the international community as the civil war between the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and the rival Libyan National Army continues to rage in the country, devastating its social infrastructure.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 51,000 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.
