Tuesday  10 May 2022

Papua New Guinea has  recorded  no  new cases of  COVID-19 Centre  in the last 24 hours ending    midday today (10 May 2022).

However,  the  number of  cumulative cases has increased to 43, 839 while 43,189 persons have   recovered  from the virus..

In its latest COVID-19 updates, the    National Control Centre, has  also confirmed   651 deaths, while the  Delta  and Omicron variant cases  remain at  741  and  508 respectively.

In the meantime,     the cumulative   Covid-19  statistics for the 22 provinces are as follows:

– NCD –  11774 cases, 11666  recoveries, 102 deaths;

– Western  – 3746 cases, 3712 recoveries, 33 deaths;

– Western Highlands  – 3137 cases, 3055 recoveries, 79 deaths;

– Eastern Highlands – 2745  cases, 2623 recoveries, 120 deaths;

– Morobe  – 2605  cases,2553 recoveries, 52 deaths;

– East New Britain – 2390 cases, 2359 recoveries, 31 deaths;

– Madang – 1787 cases, 1754  recoveries, 33 deaths;

–  Milne Bay – 1580  cases, 1574 recoveries, five deaths;

– Southern Highlands – 1303  cases, 1250 recoveries, 53 deaths;

– Central  – 1275 cases, 1269  recoveries, two deaths;

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

– Enga – 1239 cases, 1232 recoveries, seven deaths;

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

– New Ireland  – 1188 cases, 1175 recoveries, 13 deaths;

– Chimbu – 1183 cases, 1169 recoveries, 14 deaths;

– Hela –  1074 cases,  1058 recoveries, 14  deaths;

– Manus –  904 cases, 893  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.

Globally, there have been 515,192, 979 confirmed cases of COVID-19  as of  Monday 9 May 2022, including 6,254,140 cumulative deaths.