Friday 11 February  2022

Papua New Guinea has  recorded 239 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in the last 24 hours ending Wednesday 9 February 2022, bringing the total confirmed infections to 38,222 and 610  known  deaths.

Of the new cases, the National Capital District  recorded (190), Eastern Highlands (16), Western (11), Hela (10), West Sepik (eight), Central and Gulf (two each).

Three deaths  were reported in Eastern Highlands and two in  Northern.

In its latest update, the National Control Centre further   confirmed 36,311 recovered cases, while the Delta cases remain at 708  including  one case of Omicron.

There have been a total of 303,400 persons  tested for COVID-19 to date.

NCC has also provided   the following  daily  summary of COVID-19 statistics for  the 22 Provinces:

– NCD –  10680 cases, 9686  recoveries, 102 deaths, 200 delta cases

– Western  – 3672 cases, 3580 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

– Western Highlands  – 2752 cases, 2646 recoveries, 79 deaths, four delta cases;

– Morobe  – 2500 cases,2443 recoveries, 50 deaths, 84 delta cases;

– East New Britain – 2283 cases, 2204 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2207 cases, 2067 recoveries, 100 deaths, 22 delta cases, one   Omicron case;

– Madang – 1276 cases, 1240 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

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

– Milne Bay – 1238 cases, 1215 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

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

– Enga – 1053 cases, 1045 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

– Southern Highlands – 1048 cases, 989 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 943 cases, 918 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– Central  – 920 cases, 857  recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 917 cases, 869 recoveries, 11 deaths, 34 delta cases;

– West Sepik  – 789 cases, 762 recoveries, 13 deaths, 70  delta cases;

– Hela –  780 cases, 763 recoveries, six deaths, 35 delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 704 cases, 694 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

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

– Gulf – 558 cases, 500 recoveries, 10 delta cases

– Northern  – 533 cases, 526  recoveries, six deaths;

– Jiwaka  – 427 cases, 393 recoveries, 30 deaths, three delta cases.

 NCC has also released  a  summary  of   the COVID-19 vaccination coverage as  of  8 February, which indicated that 403, 159  vaccine doses  were   administered, of which  299,125 persons  received at least one dose,  while   238,325 people were  fully vaccinated. The number of   doses administered from three approved vaccines in country include AstraZeneca (242,618), Johnson & Johnson (140,500) and Sinopharm (20,041).