78 new cases of Coronavirus recorded

Monday 31 January  2022

Papua New Guinea recorded 78 new cases of COVID-19  in the last 24 hours, ending Sunday  30 January 2022, raising the cumulative confirmed  number  of  infections to  37, 145.

Of the new cases, National Capital District recorded (68); Central (five) and one case each in Morobe, Eastern Highlands, Southern Highlands, East Sepik and Northern

The  recovered cases  have increased to 35,911, while the death toll stands at 597, with 708 Delta cases and  one case of Omicron, which had also  recovered.

The following  summary of the COVID-19 statistics for    the 22 provinces  was  also covered in the recent update:

–  NCD – 9989 cases, 9366 recoveries, 102 deaths, 200 delta cases

– Western  – 3614 cases, 3577 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

– Western Highlands  – 2725 cases, 2646 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;

– Morobe  – 2493 cases,2441 recoveries, 50 deaths, 84 delta cases;

– East New Britain – 2242 cases, 2195 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2158 cases, 2067 recoveries, 90 deaths, 22 delta cases, one   Omicron case;

– Madang – 1269 cases, 1239 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

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

– Milne Bay – 1215 cases, 1209 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

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

– Enga – 1052 cases, 1043 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

– Southern Highlands – 1045 cases, 988 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 935 cases, 916 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 894 cases, 846 recoveries, 11 deaths, 34 delta cases;

–  Central  – 869 cases, 832 recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases;

– West Sepik  – 775 cases, 762 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– Hela –  769 cases, 762 recoveries, six deaths, 35 delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 703 cases, 693 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

– Manus –  646 cases, 636 recoveries, 11 deaths, 11 delta cases;

– Northern  – 533 cases, 527  recoveries, four deaths;

– Gulf – 500 cases, 496 recoveries, 10 delta cases;

– Jiwaka  – 424 cases, 392 recoveries, 29 deaths, three delta cases;

In the meantime,  the number of tests conducted  to date is 293,764 17. while the total  number of vaccine doses administered on 27  January, has  increased to 395,869 with 295,610 persons receiving  at least one dose, and 234,710 people  having received double doses.

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