Libya COVID-19 Surveillance Update: July 2022

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Aug 04, 2022

Libya COVID-19 Surveillance Update: July 2022


July (Weeks 27-30) reported an increase in case incidence and the lab testing rate compared to June (previous four weeks 23-26).
At the national level, transmission classification for Libya increased in the month of July, reaching a very high incidence of community transmission (CT4) in week 28, 29 and 30, with circulation of Variants of Concern (VOC). In week 30, the test positivity rate was reported at 34.4% and 15 cases/100,000 population/week. Libya had low testing rate at the national level, with 42 persons tested/100,000 population/per week. (See Table III)