Number of COVID-19 cases in Burkina Faso rises to 246

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OUAGADOUGOU, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Burkina Faso has registered 24 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 246.

"As of March 30, 24 more paitients have tested positive for COVID-19, in which 19 in Ouagadougou, capital of the country," said the Government Information Service, a government body to publish official information, on Monday in a statement.

Six ministers of the country have tested positive for COVID-19. The U.S. ambassador to Burkina Faso tested positive on March 22.

The government on March 20 announced a curfew throughout the territory from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., and a closure of land, air and rail borders.

Burkina Faso reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 9. Enditem

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