There are now a total of 108 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Tonga.
Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku this afternoon announced 44 new infections today.
He said the new cases were identified in the villages of Veitongo, Utulau, Houma and in the Nuku'alofa suburbs of Tofoa and Ma'ufanga.
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