Papua New Guinea has recorded 205 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Wednesday April 7, increasing the total number of cases to 7,839.
The country’s total known COVID-19 deaths is 68.
The National Capital District reported 27 new cases of which 19 are males, seven females and one not stated. Their ages range from 23 to 68 years. Nineteen cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst eight were asymptomatic at the time of testing.
The reports from the 21 provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) that have reported COVID-19 cases are as follows:
NCD
New cases: 27.
Sex: 19 males, 7 females, 1 unknown.
Age range: 23-68 years.
Symptomatic: 19.
Asymptomatic: 8.
Deaths: 52.
Total cases: 3,172.
Western Province
New cases: 119.
Sex: 98 males, 19 females, 3 unknown.
Age range: 11-60 years.
Symptomatic: Nil.
Asymptomatic: 119.
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 2,090.
Simbu
New cases: 23.
Sex: 16 males, 6 females, 1 unknown.
Age range: 27-70 years.
Symptomatic: – 19.
Asymptomatic: 4.
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: – 88;
Morobe Province
New cases: 16.
Sex: 13 males, 3 females.
Age range: 21-56 years.
Symptomatic: 4.
Asymptomatic: 12.
Deaths: 3.
Total cases: 374.
East Sepik
New cases: 9.
Sex: 4 males, 4 females, 1 unknown.
Age range: 24-67 years.
Symptomatic: 7.
Asymptomatic: 2.
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: – 81.
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
New cases: 4.
Sex: 3 males, 1 unknown.
Age range: 33-48 years.
Symptomatic: 3.
Asymptomatic: 1.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 123.
Jiwaka Province
New cases: 4.
Sex: 2 males, 1 female, 1 not known.
Age range: 30-70 years.
Symptomatic: 4.
Asymptomatic: – Nil.
Deaths: 1.
Total cases: 44.
Eastern Highlands Province
New cases: 2.
Sex: 2 males.
Age range: 34-37 years.
Symptomatic: – Nil.
Asymptomatic: 2.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 316.
Western Highlands Province
New cases: 1.
Sex: 1 male.
Age range: 47 years old.
Symptomatic: 1.
Asymptomatic: Nil.
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 238.
East New Britain Province
New cases: 23.
Sex: 8 males, 15 females.
Age range: 22-61 years.
Symptomatic: 9.
Asymptomatic: 14.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 294.
Central Province
New cases: 7.
Sex: 4 males, 3 females.
Age range: 30-76 years.
Symptomatic: 4.
Asymptomatic: 3.
Deaths: Nil.
Total cases: 97.
Enga Province
New cases: 7.
Sex: 4 males, 3 females.
Age range: 26-62 years.
Symptomatic: 2.
Asymptomatic: 5.
Deaths: 1.
Total cases: 65.
West New Britain Province
New cases: 7.
Sex: 3 males, 4 females.
Age range: 24-60 years.
Symptomatic: 4.
Asymptomatic: 3.
Deaths: 2.
Total cases: 221.
West Sepik Province
New cases: 5.
Sex: 5 males.
Age range: 40-53 years.
Symptomatic: –
Asymptomatic: 5.
Deaths: 3.
Total cases: 354.
Hela Province
New cases: 1.
Sex: 1 male.
Age range: 7 years.
Symptomatic: – Nil.
Asymptomatic: 1.
Deaths: – Nil.
Total cases: 26.
Milne Bay Province
New cases: 1.
Sex: 1 female.
Age range: 35 years.
Symptomatic: – Nil.
Asymptomatic: 1.
Deaths: – Nil.
Total cases: 14
New Ireland
Total cases: 89.
Deaths: 2 deaths.
Madang – 71.
Southern Highlands – 66.
Gulf – 13.
Northern – 3.
Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 131,837,512 including 339,019 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The global death toll is 2,862,664 of which 4,914 were reported in the last 24 hours.