Monday 17 January  2022

Ten new cases of Coronavirus were  reported in Papua New Guinea in the last 24 hours ending Saturday  15 January 2022, raising the cumulative  tally to 36,446.

The National Control Centre’s latest COVID-19 report  confirmed the  new cases were registered  in the National Capital District (four), New Ireland (three), Morobe, Enga, Southern Highlands ( one case each).

In the same period, a total number of  35,797 people have  recovered  from the virus, while dead toll remains at 596 and Delta variant cases at   706..

The following  daily  summary of the COVID-19 cases in  the 22 provinces was  also covered in the report:

–  NCD – 9417 cases, 9297 recoveries, 102 deaths, 200 delta cases

– Western  – 3610 cases, 3577 recoveries, 33 deaths,43 delta cases;

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

– Morobe  – 2492 cases,2444 recoveries, 49 deaths, 84 delta cases;

– East New Britain – 2224 cases, 2181 recoveries, 31 deaths, 28 delta cases;

– Eastern Highlands – 2156 cases, 2066 recoveries, 90 deaths, 22 delta cases;

– Madang – 1268 cases, 1239 recoveries, 29 deaths, four delta cases;

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

– Milne Bay – 1214 cases, 1208 recoveries, five deaths, three delta cases;

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

– Enga – 1050 cases, 1041 recoveries, seven deaths, four delta cases;

– Southern Highlands – 1041 cases, 986 recoveries, 53 deaths, 43 delta cases;

–  Autonomous Region of Bougainville – 931 cases, 913 recoveries, 17 deaths,15  delta cases;

– New Ireland  – 854 cases, 839 recoveries, 11 deaths, 33 delta cases;

–  Central  – 833 cases, 826 recoveries, two deaths, 10 delta cases;

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

– Hela –  768 cases, 761 recoveries, six deaths, 35 delta cases;

– East Sepik  – 701 cases, 693 recoveries, eight deaths, 27 delta cases;

– Manus –  646 cases, 631 recoveries, 11 deaths, 11 delta cases;

– Northern  – 528 cases, 522  recoveries, four deaths;

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

– Jiwaka  – 421 cases, 392 recoveries, 29 deaths, two delta cases;

In the meantime, the COVID-19 tests conducted so far  have reached 285,042