The new five patients were immediately quarantined after their entry into the country.
Also on September 8, 14 patients were given the all clear, taking the total recoveries to 868. The number of fatalities remains at 35, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
Among the active patients, 13 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 21 twice and 24 thrice.
A total of 37,474 people are being quarantined across the country.
