MONROVIA, July 11 -- Liberia is short of two cases to hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and the country continues to experience a rapid increase in the number of new infections.

Report by Lennart Dodoo, ldodoo@frontpageafricaonline.com

On Friday, July 10, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) reported a total of 998 confirmed cases. Thirty-five of that number were new cases. The day before, there were 963 cases and just were new infections. And on July 8, the cases were 957.

Liberia continued to experience a surge in the number of infections upon the gradual relaxation of restrictions.

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