18 new cases of Coronavirus reported in PNG

Friday 23 December 2022

A total of 18 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Papua New Guinea on in the last 24 hours, ending midday, Tuesday 20 December 2022, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 46,663, including 45,827 recovered cases.

Of the new cases, Manus recorded (nine), National Capital District (five), and New Ireland and Western Highlands (two each).

The National Control Centre, in its recent COVID-19 surveillance updates, also reported that the death toll remains at 669 while the Deta and Omicron variant cases stand at 741 and 619 respectively.

In the same report, NCC highlighted the number of Covid-19 tests conducted between 13 – 19 December 2022, which has increased to 1074. From the tests performed, 40 persons were tested positive, while 17 patients were admitted to hospitals, and two patients placed on oxygen.

In the meantime, a summary of the provincial Covid-19 statistics is as follows:

– NCD – 12,962 cases, 12,836 recoveries, 102 deaths;

– Western – 3770 cases, 3737 recoveries, 33 deaths;

– Western Highlands – 3309 cases, 3206 recoveries, 93 deaths;

– Eastern Highlands – 2883 cases, 2755 recoveries, 121 deaths;

– Morobe – 2670 cases,2610 recoveries, 53 deaths;

– East New Britain – 2460 cases, 2429 recoveries, 31 deaths;

– Madang – 1852 cases, 1819 recoveries, 33 deaths;

– Milne Bay – 1666 cases, 1642 recoveries, five deaths;

– Enga – 1555 cases, 1547 recoveries, seven deaths;

– New Ireland – 1437 cases, 1374 recoveries, 13 deaths

– Central – 1408 cases, 1398 recoveries, two deaths;

– Southern Highlands – 1376 cases, 1313 recoveries, 53 deaths;

– West New Britain – 1258 cases, 1252 recoveries, six deaths;

– Chimbu – 1216 cases, 1201 recoveries, 14 deaths;

– Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 1202 cases, 1183 recoveries, 19 deaths;

– Hela – 1170 cases, 1153 recoveries, 14 deaths;

– Manus – 945 cases, 913 recoveries, 11 deaths;

– West Sepik – 883 cases, 870 recoveries, 13 deaths;

– East Sepik – 779 cases, 771 recoveries, eight deaths;

– Northern – 670 cases, 657 recoveries, seven deaths;

– Gulf – 658 cases, 658 recoveries; 0 deaths

– Jiwaka – 534 cases, 503 recoveries, 31 deaths.

As of 30 November 2022, a total of 502,119 vaccine doses were administered in the country.

A total of 364,894 persons have at least one dose, while 304,687 individuals were fully vaccinated.

Types of vaccines available and distributed in country, include AstraZeneca (270,267); Johnson & Johnson (210,814) and Sinopharm (21,038).

“Globally, as of 22 December 2022, there have been 650,879,143 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,651,415 deaths, reported to WHO.

“As of 12 December 2022, a total of 13,008,560,983 vaccine doses have been administered.”

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