The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,198 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,528 samples tested in the last 24 hours. 

The ministry also reported 89 deaths and 1,613 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. 

Data by the Public Health Ministry shows that the total number of cases is 139,051, total deaths stand at 6,072 and total recoveries are at 80,204. 

The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world stands at 188,477,293 and total deaths are 4,060,292, figures by Johns Hopkins University show.