New cases of COVID-19, more deaths

Monday 21 February 2022

The National Control Centre has reported 329 new cases of Coronavirus and eight more new deaths,  on Friday 18 February 2022,  bringing the infection total  to 39,909 and total  deaths to  636.

The deaths were recorded in Hela in the last 30 days,  while   new cases  were reported in the National Capital District ( 98), Western Highlands (97), Madang (39), Central (23), Southern Highlands (18), Eastern Highlands (15), Enga (13), Morobe (12), Hela (nine), Jiwaka (three), and Gulf  and Autonomous Region of Bougainville (one each).

 The number of recovered cases stands at 37, 706,  while Delta cases  remain at  733  and Omicron cases at 14, where as the  number of tests conducted so far  stands at  317.234.

In its latest COVID-19 update, NCC  has also  released statistics for the 22 provinces  as indicated below:

– NCD –  11,257 cases, 10,526  recoveries, 102 deaths, 207 delta cases, eight Omicron cases;

– Western  – 3718 cases, 3611 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

– Western Highlands  – 2953 cases, 2687 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;

– Morobe  – 2532  cases, 2457 recoveries, 50 deaths, 87 delta cases;

– East New Britain – 2288 cases, 2254 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2279 cases, 2084 recoveries, 118 deaths, 22 delta cases, one  Omicron case;

– Madang – 1317  cases, 1250 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

– Milne Bay – 1308  cases, 1233 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

– West New Britain  – 1239 cases, 1233 recoveries, six deaths, 44 delta cases;

 – Southern Highlands – 1169  cases, 1061 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

– Central  – 1122 cases, 1050  recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases, three Omicron cases;

– Enga – 1086 cases, 1047 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

– Chimbu – 1061 cases, 1047 recoveries, 11 deaths, 14 delta cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 977 cases, 922 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 915 cases, 904 recoveries, 11 deaths, 34 delta cases, two Omicron cases;

– Hela –  875  cases, 761 recoveries,  14 deaths, 35 delta cases

– West Sepik  – 851  cases, 770 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 704 cases, 696 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

– Manus –  654  cases, 642 recoveries, 11 deaths, 23  delta cases;

– Gulf – 572 cases, 548 recoveries, 13 delta cases

– Northern  – 555 cases, 527  recoveries, six deaths;

– Jiwaka  – 477 cases, 396  recoveries, 30 deaths, three delta cases.

Meanwhile, the   COVID-19 vaccination coverage as of Thursday 17 February has indicated an increase of 409,752 doses being administered,   of which 304,082    people  have at  least received  one dose, while 243,773 persons were  full vaccinated.

NCC further confirmed that the data provided  also included Booster doses.

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