Thursday 14 April 2022
A total of 89 new cases of Coronavirus were detected in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday 12 April 2022, increasing the number of cumulative infections to 43,615.
Of the new cases, 86 were reported in Chimbu, and one each in East New Britain, Madang and Southern Highlands.
The National Control Centre, has further confirmed that 42, 906 people have recovered from the virus, while the death toll has increased to 649.
In the lates update, it was reported that Delta variant cases still stand at 741 while the Omicron variant cases remain at 375.
In the meantime, the cumulative Covid-19 statistics for the 22 provinces are summarized below::
– NCD – 11736 cases, 11615 recoveries, 102 deaths;
– Western – 3745 cases, 3712 recoveries, 33 deaths;
– Western Highlands – 3129 cases, 3049 recoveries, 79 deaths;
– Eastern Highlands – 2704 cases, 2582 recoveries, 120 deaths;
– Morobe – 2604 cases,2553 recoveries, 51 deaths;
– East New Britain – 2356 cases, 2324 recoveries, 31 deaths;
– Madang – 1786 cases, 1747 recoveries, 33 deaths;
– Milne Bay – 1564 cases, 1555 recoveries, five deaths;
– Southern Highlands – 1290 cases, 1236 recoveries, 53 deaths;
– Central – 1266 cases, 1262 recoveries, two deaths;
– West New Britain – 1244 cases, 1238 recoveries, six deaths;
– Enga – 1219 cases, 1199 recoveries, seven deaths;
– Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 1201 cases, 1182 recoveries, 19 deaths;
– New Ireland – 1182 cases, 1160 recoveries, 13 deaths;
– Chimbu – 1160 cases, 1147 recoveries, 13 deaths;
– Hela – 1067 cases, 1053 recoveries, 14 deaths;
– Manus – 898 cases, 887 recoveries, 11 deaths;
– West Sepik – 881 cases, 868 recoveries, 13 deaths;
– East Sepik – 758 cases, 750 recoveries, eight deaths;
– Northern – 657 cases, 651 recoveries, six deaths;
– Gulf – 645 cases, 643 recoveries;
– Jiwaka – 523 cases, 493 recoveries, 30 deaths.
Meanwhile, the latest Covid -19 vaccination coverage as of Sunday 10 April, has reported 440,015 vaccine doses being administered, with 322,687 persons receiving at least one dose, while 263,313 people have been fully vaccinated.
The data collected does not include booster vaccinations.