Friday 17 December 2021

The National Control Centre  recorded 11 new cases of Coronavirus in four provinces in the last 24 hours ending Thursday, 16 December 2021.

Six of the cases were reported in the National Capital District, two in Central, and one each  in Eastern Highlands and Enga.

The latest updates from NCC also highlighted  that the cumulative  cases of the virus  have reached 36,004 including 35,252 recovered  persons.

The number of deaths has also  increased to 589 while the Delta cases have risen to 627.

In the same period, a total of 267,676 tests have  also been conducted.

The  cumulative figures of  COVID-19 cases in the 22 provinces are shown below:

• NCD – 9322  cases, 9193 recoveries, 102 deaths, 196 delta cases;
• Western – 3610 cases, 3577 recoveries, 33 deaths, 43 delta cases;
• Western Highlands –  2722 cases, 2635 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;
• Morobe – 2491 cases, 2442 recoveries, 47 deaths, 79 delta cases;
• East New Britain – 2194 cases, 2135 recoveries, 27 deaths,  28 delta cases;
• Eastern Highlands –  2156 cases, 2064 recoveries, 90 deaths, 22 delta cases;
• Madang  – 1267 cases, 1233 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;
• West New Britain – 1227 cases, 1221 recoveries, six deaths, 32 delta cases;
• Milne Bay – 1212 cases, 1196 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;
• Chimbu – 1058 cases, 1047 recoveries, 11 deaths,14 delta cases;
• Enga  – 1048 cases, 1039 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;
• Southern Highlands – 1039 cases, 982 recoveries, 53 deaths,  28 delta cases;
• Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 912 cases, 853 recoveries, 17 deaths, 15 delta cases;
• Central  – 822 cases, 815 recoveries, two deaths, seven delta cases;
• New Ireland – 801 cases, 775 recoveries,  11 deaths, 11 delta cases;
• West Sepik  -774 cases, 761 recoveries, 13 deaths, 67 delta cases;
• Hela – 761 cases 747 recoveries,  six deaths 31 delta cases;
• East Sepik-  688 cases, 680 recoveries, eight deaths, 16 delta cases;
• Manus – 638 cases, 627 recoveries, 11 deaths, 11 delta cases;
• Gulf- 475 cases, 475 recoveries, 10 delta cases;
• Jiwaka – 421 cases, 392 recoveries, 29 deaths, two delta cases;
• Northern  – 366 cases 363 recoveries, three deaths.