Total number of Covid-19 cases in PNG reaches 8,342

Friday 9  April 2021

The  total number of Covid-19  cases  in Papua New Guinea has reached  8,342, following 341 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Friday April 9.

The country’s COVID-19 related death toll remains at 68.

Commissioner of Police and Controller of the National Pandemic, David Manning confirmed  that as of  April 8, 11  provinces recorded new COVID-19 cases.

They include NCD, (252); Western Province, (1); Eastern Highlands, (56); Chimbu (11); Central (1); Morobe (5); West New Britain (4); Autonomous Region of Bougainville (3); East Sepik (3); Enga (3); and West Sepik (2).

Distribution of the cases is as follows:

National Capital District

New cases: 252.

Sex: 137 males, 111 females, 4 unknown.

Age range: 7-80 years.

Symptomatic: 211.

Asymptomatic: 41.

Deaths: 2.

Total cases: 3,424.

 

Western Province

New cases: 1.

Sex: 1 male.

Age: 36-year-old.

Symptomatic: Nil.

Asymptomatic: Yes.

Deaths: 2.

Total cases: 2,222.

 

 

Eastern Highlands Province

New cases: 56.

Sex: 29 males, 24 female, 3 unknown.

Age range: 6-64.

Symptomatic: 44.

Asymptomatic: 12.

Deaths: Nil.

Total cases: 373.

 

Simbu

New cases: 11.

Sex: 8 males, 2 females, 1 unknown.

Age range: 33-70.

Symptomatic: 10.

Asymptomatic: 1.

Deaths: 2.

Total cases: 99;

 

Central Province

New cases: 1.

Sex: 1 male.

Age range: 56-year-old.

Symptomatic: Yes.

Asymptomatic: Nil.

Deaths: Nil.

Total cases: 99.

 

Morobe Province

New cases: 5.

Sex: 2 male, 3 females.

Age range: 2-84.

Symptomatic: 5.

Asymptomatic: Nil.

Deaths: 3.

Total cases: 379.

 

West New Britain Province

New cases: 4.

Sex: 1 male, 2 females, 1 unknown.

Age range: 28-53.

Symptomatic: 3.

Asymptomatic: 1.

Deaths: 2.

Total cases: 225.

 

Autonomous Region of Bougainville

New cases: 3.

Sex: 1 male, 2 females, 1 unknown.

Age range: 25-60.

Symptomatic: 1.

Asymptomatic: 2.

Deaths: Nil.

Total cases: 126.

 

East Sepik

New cases: 3.

Sex: 2 male, 1 female.

Age range: 27-54.

Symptomatic: 2.

Asymptomatic: 1.

Deaths: 2.

Total cases: 84.

 

Enga Province

New cases: 3.

Sex: 2 male, 1 female.

Age range: 48-70.

Symptomatic: 3.

Asymptomatic: Nil.

Deaths: 1.

Total cases: 68.

 

West Sepik Province

New cases: 2.

Sex: 1 male, 1 female.

Age range: 24 and 63.

Symptomatic: 1.

Asymptomatic: 1.

Deaths: 3.

Total cases: 356.

 

The other 10 provinces  that have reported Covid-19  cases include the following:

East New Britain Province:  319.

Jiwaka Province: 48  (Deaths 1)

Western Highlands Province:  238. (Deaths: 2)

Hela Province   26.

Milne Bay Province:  14.

New Ireland: 89  (Deaths: 2)

Madang:  71.

Southern Highlands:  66.

Gulf:  13.

Northern:  3.

“Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 132,730,691 including 667,026 new cases reported on Friday April 9. The death toll is 2,880,726 of which 13,034 were reported for the same period,” Mr Manning added.

 

Media contact: Chief Superintendent Dominic D. Kakas, BEM, DPS
COVID-19 Media & Public Information Joint Agency Task Force
Mobile: 75430557 email: ddkakas@gmail.com
Police email:                    ddkakas.policemedia@gmail.com
COVID-19 JATF email:   ddkakas.covid19media@gmail.com

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