Friday 23 April 2021

Fifty-two new cases of Covid-19  were recorded in six provinces, as of Friday, 23 April, 2021 increasing Papua New Guinea’s total  number of positives to 10,602.

Of the 52 cases, Madang recorded 14; West Sepik, 1; Eastern Highlands 8; West New Britain, 11; and the  Autonomous Region of Bougainville, 17.

Deaths from Covid-19 were recorded in the following provinces: National Capital District (NCD),  64 ; Western province 3; Milne Bay  5; Morobe  3; Easy Sepik 2; West Sepik 3;  Eastern Highlands  8; Jiwaka 5; Enga, 1; East New Britain  1; West New Britain 4; and New Ireland  2.

The cumulative total  of cases in the 22 provinces are as follows:

• NCD – 4311
• Central – 168
• Western – 2348
• Milne Bay – 82
• Northern – 21
• Morobe – 513
• Madang – 150
• East Sepik – 121
• West Sepik – 408
• Eastern Highlands – 478
• Simbu – 114
• Jiwaka – 93
• Western Highlands – 408
• Southern Highlands – 92
• Enga -130
• Hela – 41
• Manus – 27
• East New Britain -378
• West New Britain – 340
• New Ireland -134
• AROB – 217

(Table below shows  latest  COVID-19 statistics  as of Friday, 23 April 2021)