Thursday 24 February 2022

Papua New Guinea’s Covid-19 case count has reached 40,748, as of midday, Wednesday 23 February 2022, following 127 new reported cases, including two deaths which bring   the total death toll to   638.

The new deaths were reported in New Ireland in the last six days.

 Of the new cases, Northern reported (51), National Capital District (NCD) (21), Eastern Highlands (14), Western Highlands and Hela (nine each), Manus (six), Western (five), Jiwaka (four), New Ireland (three), Enga and Autonomous Region of Bougainville (two each), and West New Britain (one).

 The latest update from the National Control Centre has reported six new Delta cases which were detected in Manus, bringing the cumulative total to 739, while the 16 new Omicron cases were recorded   in NCD (11), Central (three) and Hela (two), raising the total cases to 30.

A total  of 38,491 persons have also recovered from the  virus in the same reporting period, with 320,788 COVID  tests  conducted so far.

So far, 22 provinces have reported Covid-19 cases as summarized below:

– NCD – 11407 cases, 10872 recoveries, 102 deaths, 207 delta cases, 19 Omicron cases;

– Western – 3735 cases, 3650 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

– Western Highlands – 2975 cases, 2754 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;

– Morobe – 2542 cases,2467 recoveries, 50 deaths, 87 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2421 cases, 2128 recoveries, 118 deaths, 22 delta cases, one    Omicron case;

– East New Britain – 2289 cases, 2254 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

–  Milne Bay – 1440 cases, 1272 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

– Madang – 1376 cases, 1251 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

– West New Britain – 1241 cases, 1234 recoveries, six deaths, 44 delta cases;

– Central – 1183 cases, 1135 recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases, six Omicron    cases;

 – Southern Highlands – 1175 cases, 1092 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

– Enga – 1099 cases, 1055 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

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

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 979 cases, 950 recoveries, 17 deaths,15 delta cases;

– Hela – 942 cases, 795 recoveries, 14 deaths, 35 delta cases, two Omicron cases;

– New Ireland  – 918 cases, 902 recoveries, 13 deaths, 34 delta cases, two Omicron cases;

– West Sepik  – 853  cases, 792 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 746 cases, 696 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

– Manus –  660  cases, 648 recoveries, 11 deaths, 29  delta cases;

– Northern  – 606  cases, 538  recoveries, six deaths;

– Gulf – 591 cases, 560 recoveries, 13 delta cases

– Jiwaka  – 509 cases, 399 recoveries, 30 deaths, three delta cases.

Meanwhile, the  coverage rate of  COVID-19 vaccination program  as of Tuesday, 22 February 2022,  has indicated an increase of 416,048  doses  being administered,   of which 308,674     people  have at  least received  one dose, while 248,230  persons have been   fully vaccinated.

NCC has further confirmed that the data also included Booster vaccine doses.