Wednesday 30  March 2022

Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 case count has reached 43,203  as of Friday 25 March 2022, following  24 new  cases reported  in country in the last 24 hours.

The new cases were reported in  Milne Bay (10), Jiwaka (seven), Hela (four) and the  National Capital District (three),   

According to the  latest Covid-19 updates from the National Control Centre, a total of   42,398  people have  recovered  from the virus,  while the death toll  has increased to 640.

In the same report, the Delta variant cases have increased to 741 while    Omicron  variant cases rose to 264.

In the meantime, the cumulative   Covid-19  statistics for the 22 provinces   are  summarized below:

– NCD –  11689 cases, 11536  recoveries, 102 deaths, 207 delta cases, 136 Omicron cases;

– Western  – 3745 cases, 3710 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases, 10 omicron cases;

– Western Highlands  – 3121 cases, 3021 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases, six omicron cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2663  cases, 2543 recoveries, 119 deaths, 22 delta cases,     four Omicron cases;

– Morobe  – 2606  cases,2552  recoveries, 51 deaths, 87 delta cases, 48 omicron cases;

– East New Britain – 2303 cases, 2272 recoveries, 31 deaths, 30 delta cases, five omicron cases;

– Madang – 1742 cases, 1703 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases, two omicron cases;

–  Milne Bay – 1555 cases, 1549 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

– Southern Highlands – 1289  cases, 1230 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases, nine omicron cases;

– Central  – 1247 cases, 1242  recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases,  18 Omicron    cases;

– West New Britain  – 1244 cases, 1237 recoveries, six deaths, 44 delta cases;

– Enga – 1184 cases, 1165 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases, five omicron cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 1167 cases, 1148 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 1165 cases, 1124 recoveries, 13 deaths, 34 delta cases, one omicron case;

– Chimbu – 1074 cases, 1063 recoveries, 11 deaths, 14 delta cases, 11 omicron cases;

– Hela –  1063 cases,  1040 recoveries, 14  deaths, 35 delta cases,  six  Omicron cases;

– Manus –  897 cases, 886  recoveries, 11 deaths, 29  delta cases;

– West Sepik  – 881  cases, 868 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 748 cases, 740 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases, one omicron case;

– Northern  – 656  cases, 637  recoveries, six deaths;

– Gulf – 641 cases, 641 recoveries, 13 delta cases;

– Jiwaka  – 523 cases, 491 recoveries, 30 deaths, three delta cases, two omicron cases.

The number of Covid-19  tests conducted to date has not been reported.