Papua New Guinea recorded 162 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Thursday April 8, increasing the total number of cases to 8,001.
The country’s COVID-19 related death toll remains at 68.
Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 132,946,206 including 517,585 new cases reported in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Thursday April 8. The global death toll is 2,867,242 of which 9,264 were reported in the last 24 hours.
Five provinces recorded new COVID-19 cases on Thursday April 8. They are:
Western Province
New cases: 131.
Sex: 108 males, 21 females, 2 unknown.
Age range: 9-58 years.
Symptomatic: Nil.
Asymptomatic: 131.
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 2,221.
East New Britain Province
New cases: 25.
Sex: 7 males, 17 females, 1 unknown.
Age range: 19-85 years.
Symptomatic: 22.
Asymptomatic: 3.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 319.
Jiwaka Province
New cases: 4.
Sex: 4 males.
Age range: 40-60 years.
Symptomatic: 4.
Asymptomatic: – Nil.
Deaths: 1.
Total cases: 48.
Eastern Highlands Province
New cases: 1.
Sex: 1 female.
Age range: 27 year old.
Symptomatic: – 1.
Asymptomatic: Nil.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 317.
Central Province
New cases: 1.
Sex: 1 male.
Age range: 36 year old.
Symptomatic: Nil.
Asymptomatic: 1.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 98.
The other 16 provinces in PNG including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) that have reported cases include the following:
NCD
Deaths: 52.
Total cases: 3,172.
Simbu
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: – 88;
Morobe Province
Deaths: 3.
Total cases: 374.
East Sepik
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: – 81.
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Deaths: – Nil.
Total cases: 123.
Western Highlands Province
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 238.
Enga Province
Deaths: 1.
Total cases: 65.
West New Britain Province
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 221.
West Sepik Province
Deaths: 3.
Total cases: 354.
Hela Province
Deaths: – Nil.
Total cases: 26.
Milne Bay Province
Deaths: – Nil.
Total cases: 14.
New Ireland
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 89.
Madang
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 71.
Southern Highlands
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 66.
Gulf
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 13.
Northern
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 3.