Wednesday 2 February   2022

Papua New Guinea  has reported 120   new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total   number  of   cases to  37, 390, while the death toll stands at 597, with no new deaths recorded.

According to  the latest COVID-19 update  from the National Control Centre, as at  Tuesday 1 February 2022,  the  new cases were recorded in the  National Capital District  (100), East New Britain (nine), Central ( six), Gulf (two)  and  Western, Morobe, Southern Highlands (one each).

There have been no indications of the gender and age  groups  in  the new  COVID-19 infections.

The daily  update  further  indicated that the national positivity rate is 13.0 percent while the monthly average positivity rate is 6.0 percent

NCC  has also reported 35,938  recovered cases since the pandemic began, with 708 Delta cases and  one case of Omicron.

The  COVID-19 statistics for    the 22  Provinces   are further  summarized below:

–  NCD – 10,127  cases, 9384 recoveries, 102 deaths, 200 delta cases

– Western  – 3615 cases, 3579 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

– Western Highlands  – 2725 cases, 2646 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;

– Morobe  – 2493 cases,2441 recoveries, 50 deaths, 84 delta cases;

– East New Britain – 2282 cases, 2195 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2158 cases, 2067 recoveries, 90 deaths, 22 delta cases, one   Omicron case;

– Madang – 1269 cases, 1240 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

– West New Britain  – 1238 cases, 1232 recoveries, six deaths, 44 delta cases;

– Milne Bay – 1221 cases, 1209 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

– Chimbu – 1058 cases, 1047 recoveries, 11 deaths, 14 delta cases;

– Enga – 1052 cases, 1044 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

– Southern Highlands – 1046 cases, 988 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 935 cases, 916 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 917 cases, 848 recoveries, 11 deaths, 34 delta cases;

–  Central  – 897 cases, 834 recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases;

– West Sepik  – 775 cases, 762 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– Hela –  769 cases, 762 recoveries, six deaths, 35 delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 704 cases, 693 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

– Manus –  646 cases, 635 recoveries, 11 deaths, 11 delta cases;

– Northern  – 533 cases, 528  recoveries, four deaths;

– Gulf – 506 cases, 496 recoveries, 10 delta cases;

– Jiwaka  – 424 cases, 392 recoveries, 29 deaths, three delta cases;

In the meantime,  the number of tests conducted   in the same period is 295,109.