TUNIS, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that the death toll from the virus rose by seven to 23,451.
The ministry reported 1,282 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total tally in the North African country to 664,034, while the total number of recoveries reached 614,150.
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Tunisia reached 2,701, including 513 in intensive care units and 117 mechanically ventilated, it added.
A total of 2,591,577 lab tests have been carried out in Tunisia so far, according to the ministry.
Since the start of the national vaccination campaign on March 13, a total of 2,155,652 Tunisians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The total number of people registered on the electronic vaccination platform Evax amounted to 5,793,087. Enditem
