Papua New Guinea reported 59 new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday 19th increasing the country’s total cases to 1,029.
The latest cases were reported in Western Province, West Sepik and in the National Capital District.
Of the 47 total cases reported in Western Province, 37 are male, nine female and one unknown. The youngest of the 47 cases was 11-year-old whilst the oldest was 53.
Forty-three of the 47 cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 virus whilst four did not show symptoms at the time of testing. They were all detected by the Ok Tedi Mine through testing at the entry point into Tabubil.
In West Sepik, nine cases were reported of which seven are male and two females, ages ranging from 18 to 65 years. Eight out of the nine cases did not show symptoms of COVID-19 virus at the time of testing. At the time of testing one case was showing symptoms of COVID-19. All nine cases are from the Vanimo Green electorate.
In the NCD, three cases were reported. All cases are male, ages ranging from 47 to 61 years. Two out of the three cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 virus whilst one did not at the time of testing.
All three cases returned from a recent trip to Madang, Morobe and New Ireland provinces.
As of Friday 19 February 2021, the country’s COVID-19 cases stands at 1,029 with 10 known deaths.
A total of 47,490 people have tested for COVID-19. Eight hundred and forty-six people have recovered whilst 380 samples are pending at the laboratories. One hundred and sixty-four active cases are in isolation.
Seventeen provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) have reported cases. The distribution of the cases is as follows:
Provinces Confirmed Cases
NCD 386
Western Province 280
West New Britain 194
East New Britain 34
Madang 34
West Sepik 25
New Ireland 22
Eastern Highlands 13
Central 11
Western Highlands 10
Morobe 9
East Sepik 3
Enga 3
Milne Bay 2
AROB 1
Hela Province 1
SHP 1
TOTAL 1,029
Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 109,594,835 including 363,654 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll is 2,424,060 of which 9,619 were reported in the last 24 hours.