The most recent fatalities are two Angolan citizens, aged 47 and 81.
The Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, underlined, in the epidemiological situation assessment, that the country is in an increasing phase of the covid-19 pandemic.
"The numbers speak for themselves," said Franco Mufinda, noting that in August the highest number of covid-19 cases is being recorded compared to previous months.
The Secretary of State for Public Health explained that when you look at last month, there are "about 10 times more" cases registered than in July and eight times more than in June, calling for "preventive measures" to be observed in view of the growing situation.
According to Franco Mufinda, it is in the 30 to 39 age group that one third of all cases of the disease are found, 62 percent being male.
"When we go to a deep analysis, we observe that the female sex predominates only in the age group from 0 to 9 years old, so that upwards there is a great predominance of the male sex, a reality that ends up bringing the picture of what is happening globally, looking at the distribution of the sex of this disease," he said.
About the situation in the last 24 hours, of the total of new infections one has been registered in the province of Cabinda and the rest in Luanda, being 60 male and 23 female, with ages ranging from 4 to 83 years.
It should also be noted that 29 people have been considered recovered, now totalling 975, and 1335 cases are active, of which five are in critical condition under invasive mechanical ventilation, 17 severe, 32 moderate, 45 mild, and 1250 asymptomatic.
Regarding the laboratory situation, in the last 24 hours about 413 samples were processed, of which 83 were positive, and the cumulative indicates 55,134 samples processed, of which 2415 were positive.
Regarding the mass serological testing of taxi drivers in Luanda, which was scheduled to begin on Saturday, Franco Mufinda said that, in consensus with the Association of Taxi Drivers of Luanda, the process was scheduled for 31st of this month and 2nd of September, in places to be indicated by the government of the province of Luanda.
The covid-19 pandemic has already caused at least 826,000 deaths and infected more than 24.2 million people in 196 countries and territories, according to a balance sheet made by the French agency AFP.
The disease is transmitted by a new coronavirus detected in late December 2019 in Wuhan, a city in central China.
After Europe succeeded China as the center of the pandemic in February, the American continent is now the one with the most confirmed cases and the most deaths.
