Malawi has registered five new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70 including three deaths, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango confirmed on Sunday.
Mhango said the five are a 30 year old man from Lumbazi, a 45 year old Tanzanian national, a 32 year old man from Zomba and two health workers under Blantyre District Health Office working in Limbe.
Out of the 70 cases: 28 are in Lilongwe, 18 in Blantyre, 9 in Thyolo, 5 in Nkhata bay, 3 in Mzuzu, 2 in Zomba, 1 in Chikwawa, 1 in Nkhotakota, 1 in Karonga, 1 in Mangochi and 1 in Mulanje including 3 deaths (2 in Lilongwe and 1 in Blantyre).