TRIPOLI- The Libyan National Center for Disease Control on Tuesday announced that a total of 4,166 people have received a third booster shot for COVID-19.

A total of 1,974,537 people in Libya have received one vaccine dose, while over 945,000 others have taken two doses, the center said.

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This week, more than 31,000 tests were carried out, of which 4,072 tested positive, the center said, adding that 57 patients have died.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Libya since the start of the pandemic has reached 398,940, with 385,693 recoveries and 5,863 deaths, according to the center.