April 19, 2020 - One new COVID-19 case was reported in Montenegro today, according to the Institute of Public Health (IJZ). Since the onset of the new coronavirus on March 17, the total number of reported cases of COVID-19 is 308.
One patient from Budva was registered this morning. It is a person whose source of infection is being traced.
In our country, there are 55 recovered from COVID-19, five died, and 248 are currently ill.
Thirty-eight people are currently on hospital care, and 2879 citizens are under medical surveillance for coronavirus.
The first patient who recovered from the coronavirus is Mihailo Vukić, who was discharged from the hospital on 3 April and then spent another 14 days in self-isolation. He finally joined his family yesterday after tested negative for the virus.
Bishops, priests, and monks of the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral held this morning an Easter service without bringing people together in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica. However, few people tried to enter the Cathedral despite the lockdown measures.
The situation with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Montenegro is under control, while the measures taken by the state provided excellent results. Our hospitals are not overcrowded; the healthcare system is functioning well, Dr. Milko Joksimović, epidemiologist of the Institute of Public Health, told Pobjeda, a daily.
The number of COVID-19 cases by municipalities:
Podgorica: 160
Sad: 36
Niksic: 32
Bar: 23
Ulcinj: 22
Andrijevica: 7
Bijelo Polje: 6
Herceg Novi: 6
Blue: 5
Budva: 5
Danilovgrad: 3
Tivat: 3
Source: Vijesti Online, CDM English
