Monday 14 February 2022

The National Control Centre (NCC) has reported 152 new  community  transmitted cases of COVID-19  in  country as of  Friday 11 February 2022, increasing  the   confirmed infections to 38, 481, with no new deaths.

The country’s  cumulative death toll remains at 610  .

Of the  152 new cases, the National Capital District  recorded (110), Western (16), Milne Bay, Enga,  Autonomous Region of Bougainville (four each), Southern Highlands, Hela (three each), East New Britain, Eastern Highlands , Gulf (two each), Morobe and Madang (one each).

 National Control Centre has  further   reported 36,552   recovered cases,  708 Delta cases and one case of Omicron.

NCC has also provided   the following  cumulative   summary of COVID-19 statistics for  the 22 Provinces:

– NCD –  10824 cases, 9870  recoveries, 102 deaths, 200 delta cases

– Western  – 3697 cases, 3582 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

– Western Highlands  – 2752 cases, 2647 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;

– Morobe  – 2507 cases,2443 recoveries, 50 deaths, 84 delta cases;

– East New Britain – 2285 cases, 2214 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2219 cases, 2076 recoveries, 100 deaths, 22 delta cases, one   Omicron case;

– Madang – 1277 cases, 1240 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

– West New Britain  – 1238 cases, 1232 recoveries, six deaths, 44 delta cases;

– Milne Bay – 1242 cases, 1216 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

– Enga – 1063 cases, 1045 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

– Chimbu – 1058 cases, 1047 recoveries, 11 deaths, 14 delta cases;

– Southern Highlands – 1051 cases, 991 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 963 cases, 920 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– Central  – 932 cases, 869  recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 917 cases, 881 recoveries, 11 deaths, 34 delta cases;

– Hela –  793 cases, 766 recoveries, six deaths, 35 delta cases

– West Sepik  – 789 cases, 762 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 704 cases, 694 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

– Manus –  646 cases, 635 recoveries, 11 deaths, 11 delta cases;

– Gulf – 564 cases, 503 recoveries, 10 delta cases

– Northern  – 533 cases, 526  recoveries, six deaths;

– Jiwaka  – 427 cases, 393 recoveries, 30 deaths, three delta cases.

NCC has also released   the   COVID-19 vaccination coverage as   at 10 February 2022,  which indicated that 403, 674   vaccine doses  were   administered, of which  299,458 persons  got  at least one dose,  while   238,668  people received  their double dose.