Algeria: Third Death from COVID-19 - Report

16 March 2020

Cape Town — The Algerian government confirmed another death from the novel coronavirus on March 14, bringing the deaths from COVID-19 to to three, Anadolu Agency reports.

The country's health ministry reportedly said a woman from Blida province, south of Algiers, died from the virus.

The first case of the new coronavirus - an Italian citizen - was reported on February 25.

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