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.