Four thousand people have now recovered from Covid-19 in Malawi.

This comes after 236 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours.

In its latest Covid-19 situation report, the Ministry the Health reveals that one death and seven new cases have been registered bringing the total number of active cases to 1,532.

Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases in the country is at 5,711 and 179 people have died from the virus.