Cumulative Covid-19 cases reach 33,337

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Thursday 18 November 2021

The National Control Centre has released a COVID-19   update  which saw a  total of 33,337  confirmed  cases in the country.

The COVID-19  surveillance update  which was released on  Tuesday 16 November, also reported  283 new cases that were detected in 15 provinces.

From that figure, New Ireland recorded the highest  number of  (111) cases; National Capital District (NCD) (89), Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) (23), Western Highlands (18), Morobe (17), East New Britain (six), Enga (three), Milne Bay (three), Southern Highlands (two), West New Britain, Jiwaka, Eastern Highlands, Western, Madang, and West Sepik, reported one case each.

In the same period, a total of 31,672 people have recovered from the virus, while the number of deaths has increased to 436.

The  update also covers the  cumulative Covid-19 figures  for  the 22 provinces. as follows:

  • NCD – 8,866 cases, 8,481 recoveries, 102 deaths, 112 delta cases;
  • Western – 3,602 cases, 3,558 recoveries, 33 deaths, 32 delta cases;
  • Western Highlands – 2,670 cases, 2,504 recoveries, 73 deaths, two delta cases;
  • Morobe – 2,464 cases, 2,417 recoveries, 16 deaths, 59 delta cases;
  • Eastern Highlands – 2,060 cases, 1,922 recoveries, 75  deaths, eight delta cases;
  • East New Britain – 1,914 cases, 1,648 recoveries, 16 deaths, one delta case;
  • Madang – 1,236 cases, 1,120 recoveries, 24 deaths, four delta cases;
  • West New Britain – 1,164 cases, 1,158 recoveries, six deaths;
  • Enga – 1.022 cases, 1,003 recoveries, three deaths, three delta cases;
  • Milne Bay – 990 cases, 966 recoveries, five deaths;
  • Chimbu – 981 cases, 969 recoveries, 10 deaths, one delta case;
  • Southern Highlands – 874 cases, 795 recoveries, six deaths;
  • West Sepik – 759 cases, 728 recoveries, 13 deaths, 56 delta cases;
  • Central – 725 cases, 663 recoveries, two deaths, four delta cases;
  • New Ireland – 718 cases, 664 recoveries, five deaths, one delta case;
  • AROB – 624 cases, 542 recoveries, two deaths;
  • East Sepik – 607 cases, 598 recoveries, eight deaths;
  • Hela – 586 cases, 552 recoveries, two deaths, 13 delta cases;
  • Manus – 572 cases, 564 recoveries, six deaths, two delta cases;
  • Jiwaka – 396 cases, 360 recoveries, 29 deaths;
  • Gulf – 309 cases, 280 recoveries;
  • Northern – 198 cases, and 198 recoveries.

Meanwhile, the total  number of COVID-19 vaccine doses of AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Sinopharm administered  in the same reporting period has increased to  348,130, while 263,306 people have at  least received one dose, where as 190,508 people are fully vaccinated.

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