MAPUTO, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique registered 36 new cases of infection by the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, said the National Director of Public Health Rosa Marlene on Thursday in Maputo.

Speaking at the daily press conference to update the situation on the disease, Marlene said a total of 529 samples have been tested in the past 24 hours, as a result of active surveillance and contact tracking.

Of the new suspected and tested cases, 36 were positive for COVID-19, said Marlene, adding that the country thus has so far registered 352 positive cases.

The health official said that 33 of the new cases are of Mozambican nationality and three are foreign nationals, and all of them, currently in isolation at home, have mild to moderate symptoms or no symptoms at all.

Ministry of Health also recorded five more cases of recoveries, bringing the total number of people who have fully recovered from the disease to 114, said Marlene.

"In the month of May, we had a total of 178 cases; today on June 4th, unfortunately we have already registered 98 cases," said Eduardo Gudo, deputy director-general of the National Institute of Health, at the press conference, adding that "these numbers will make it difficult to reverse the situation."

Health authorities called for strict compliance with the preventive measures due to the growing number of infected people registered every day. Enditem

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