Tuesday 9 March 2021
Papua New Guinea’s Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have risen to 1,741 with 49 confirmed cases being reported today (9 March).
The cases were recorded in five provinces including Jiwaka which reported eight new cases, of which three are males and five females between the ages of 20 and 60 years.
Five cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing.
Controller of the National Pandemic Response, David Manning, also confirmed Morobe’s two new cases of which one is a male and the other a female.
Their ages range from 52 to 58 years old.. All two cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing.
NCD reported 30 new cases of which 17 are males and 13 females, between the ages of 10 and 70 years old.
Mr Manning said 19 cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 11 were asymptomatic at the time of testing.
Western Highlands reported eight new cases of which six are males and two females, between the ages of 38 and 53 years.
All eight cases did not show symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing but swab samples returned positive.
West New Britain reported a single case. In a 25 year old female from Talasea district who showed symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing.
The country’s COVID-19 cases as a result stands at 1,741 with 21 known deaths.
Eighteen provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) have reported cases. The distribution of the cases is as follows:
Provinces Confirmed Cases
NCD 761
Western Province 324
West New Britain 197
West Sepik 159
Morobe 53
Madang 43
AROB 39
East New Britain 38
Western Highlands 27
Eastern Highlands 24
New Ireland 23
Central 20
East Sepik 15
Jiwaka 8
Enga 4
SHP 3
Milne Bay 2
Hela 1
TOTAL 1,741
Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 116,521,281 including 354,629 new cases reported on Tuesday 9th of March. The global death toll is 2,589,548 of which 7,020 were reported in one day.
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COVID-19 Media & Public Information Joint Agency Task Force
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