Friday 16 December 2022

Papua New Guinea recorded 15 new cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours ending midday, Thursday 15 December 2022, thus, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 46,557.

Of the new cases, Manus recorded (five), National Capital District and New Ireland (three each), Milne Bay (two), Western Highlands and Northern (one each).

 In its recent COVID-19 surveillance updates, the National Control Centre further highlighted that the number of Covid-19 tests conducted between 9 -15 December has amounted to 950, of which 69 individuals were tested positive, while 17 patients were admitted to hospital with two cases placed on oxygen.

The number of recovered persons in the same period has increased to 45,646 while the death toll rose to 669.

A summary of the provincial    Covid-19 statistics is covered below:

– NCD – 12,950 cases, 12,824 recoveries, 102 deaths;

– Western – 3770 cases, 3737 recoveries, 33 deaths;

– Western Highlands – 3307 cases, 3202 recoveries, 93 deaths;

– Eastern Highlands – 2883 cases, 2753 recoveries, 121 deaths;

– Morobe – 2613 cases,2560 recoveries, 53 deaths;

– East New Britain – 2460 cases, 2422 recoveries, 31 deaths;

– Madang – 1850 cases, 1799 recoveries, 33 deaths;

–  Milne Bay – 1666 cases, 1620 recoveries, five deaths;

– Enga – 1555 cases, 1542 recoveries, seven deaths;

– New Ireland – 1435 cases, 1344 recoveries, 13 deaths

– Central – 1407 cases, 1396 recoveries, two deaths;

– Southern Highlands – 1366 cases, 1313 recoveries, 53 deaths;

– West New Britain – 1258 cases, 1249 recoveries, six deaths;

– Chimbu – 1213 cases, 1199 recoveries, 14 deaths;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 1202 cases, 1183 recoveries, 19 deaths;

– Hela – 1169 cases, 1146 recoveries, 14 deaths;

– Manus – 936 cases, 910 recoveries, 11 deaths;

– West Sepik – 883 cases, 870 recoveries, 13 deaths;

– East Sepik – 772 cases, 764 recoveries, eight deaths;

– Northern – 670 cases, 652 recoveries, seven deaths;

– Gulf – 658 cases, 658 recoveries; 0 deaths

– Jiwaka – 534 cases, 503 recoveries, 31 deaths.

 As of 30 November 2022, a total of 502,119   vaccine doses   were administered in the country.

A total of 364,894 persons have at least one dose, while 304,687 individuals were fully vaccinated.

Types of vaccines available and distributed in country, include AstraZeneca (270,267); Johnson & Johnson (210,814) and Sinopharm (21,038).

Globally, as of Thursday 15 December 2022, there have been 646,740,524 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,637,512 deaths, reported to WHO.

 As of 12 December 2022, a total of 13,008,560,983 vaccine doses have been administered.