Tuesday 26  April 2022

Papua New  Guinea recorded 14 new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday 23 April 2022 , bringing the   total  infections  in country to 43800.    

The new cases were reported in Enga (seven), National Capital District (five), and  East New Britain and Milne Bay (one each).

 In its latest COVID-19 updates, the    National Control Centre, has  also  confirmed that    43,099,  people have  recovered  from the virus,  while the death toll   remains at  649.

In the same report,  the cumulative cases of     Delta variant  remained at  741 while   the   Omicron  variant   have increased to 508.

However, the following  cumulative   Covid-19  statistics for the 22 provinces do  not include the delta and omicron variant cases:

– NCD –  11760 cases, 11644  recoveries, 102 deaths;

– Western  – 3745 cases, 3712 recoveries, 33 deaths;

– Western Highlands  – 3134 cases, 3054 recoveries, 79 deaths;

– Eastern Highlands – 2742  cases, 2619 recoveries, 120 deaths;

– Morobe  – 2605  cases,2554 recoveries, 51 deaths;

– East New Britain – 2390 cases, 2358 recoveries, 31 deaths;

– Madang – 1787 cases, 1753  recoveries, 33 deaths;

–  Milne Bay – 1575 cases, 1570 recoveries, five deaths;

– Southern Highlands – 1303  cases, 1238 recoveries, 53 deaths;

– Central  – 1269 cases, 1265  recoveries, two deaths;

– West New Britain  – 1244 cases, 1238 recoveries, six deaths;

– Enga – 1239 cases, 1216 recoveries, seven deaths;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 1201 cases, 1182 recoveries, 19 deaths;

– New Ireland  – 1184 cases, 1169 recoveries, 13 deaths;

– Chimbu – 1182 cases, 1155 recoveries, 15 deaths;

– Hela –  1072 cases,  1058recoveries, 14  deaths;

– Manus –  904 cases, 893p  recoveries, 11 deaths;

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

– East Sepik  – 758 cases, 750 recoveries, eight deaths;

– Northern  – 657  cases, 651  recoveries, six deaths;

– Gulf – 645 cases, 645 recoveries;

– Jiwaka  – 523 cases, 493 recoveries, 30 deaths.

Meanwhile,  there were no COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday 24 April 2022..