At least 9 to 15 people die from COVID-19 on a daily basis at the Goroka Hospital as reported by the Sister in Charge of the isolation ward Sr Lynette Babah.
The Eastern Highlands Province is going into an immediate lockdown as of Monday the 11th of October to the 28th October as bodies continue to pile up in two containers located outside the morgue for COVID-19 related deaths.
CEO of the hospital Dr Joseph Apa announced this morning that the virus has also claimed the lives of three of his staff since the surge began.
Health officers continue to load bodies into the morgue and the coffins lined up outside the morgue by family members.
Provincial COVID-19 Controller John Gimiseve said the virus travels with people and in order for them to take control of the situation, a lockdown has to happen to stop people from moving around.
