The death, which was recorded in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Tuesday April 6, increases the total number of COVID-19 deaths in PNG to 68.
A 40-year-old female from New Ireland province died from COVID-19 bringing the total number of deaths in New Ireland to two.
To date, the National Capital District has recorded 52 deaths whilst Morobe and West Sepik recorded three deaths. New Ireland, West New Britain, Western Highlands and Western province recorded two deaths each whilst Enga and Jiwaka reported a death each bringing the total number of deaths from COVID-19 to 68.
PNG also recorded 229 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday April 6, increasing the total number of cases to 7,634.
As the death toll and cases continue to rise, the Controller of the National Pandemic Response has called on all citizens to strictly abide by the National Isolation Strategy currently being implemented.
Mr Manning urged all disciplinary forces, health workers and other agencies of the government involved in enforcing the national isolation strategy to ensure that citizens strictly comply with the strategy and measures in the New Normal.
He urged every citizen to take ownership of their own health in ensuring that masks are worn at all times, public spacing of at least 1.5 metres is maintained, and that they continue to wash hands on a regular basis with soap or hand sanitizers.
The country’s COVID-19 cases now stand at 7,634 with 68 known deaths. Twenty-one provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) have reported cases. The distribution of the cases is as follows:
NCD
New cases: 83
Sex: 45 males, 38 females
Age range: 3-68 years.
Symptomatic: 46
Asymptomatic: 37
Deaths: 52
Total Cases: 3,142
Western Highlands Province
New cases: 43
Sex: 24 males, 19 females
Age range: 2-74 years.
Symptomatic: 23
Asymptomatic: 30
Deaths: 2
Total Cases: 237
East New Britain Province
New cases: 23
Sex: 8 males, 15 females
Age range: 22-61 years.
Symptomatic: 9
Asymptomatic: 14
Deaths:
Total Cases: 294
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
New cases: 14
Sex: 9 males, 5 females
Age range: 28-67 years.
Symptomatic: 11
Asymptomatic: 3
Deaths:
Total Cases: 119
Eastern Highlands Province
New cases: 12
Sex: 7 males, 4 females, 1 not stated
Age range: 25-57 years.
Symptomatic: 2
Asymptomatic: 7
Deaths:
Total Cases: 314
Morobe Province
New cases: 10
Sex: 5 males, 5 females
Age range: 23-63 years.
Symptomatic: 8
Asymptomatic: 2
Deaths: 3
Total Cases: 358
Western Province
New cases: 9
Sex: 7 males, 2 females
Age range: 23-59 years.
Symptomatic: 2
Asymptomatic: 7
Deaths: 2
Total Cases: 1,971
East New Britain Province
New cases: 23
Sex: 8 males, 15 females
Age range: 22-61 years.
Symptomatic: 9
Asymptomatic: 14
Deaths:
Total Cases: 294
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
New cases: 14
Sex: 9 males, 5 females
Age range: 28-67 years.
Symptomatic: 11
Asymptomatic: 3
Deaths:
Total Cases: 119
Eastern Highlands Province
New cases: 12
Sex: 7 males, 4 females, 1 not stated
Age range: 25-57 years.
Symptomatic: 2
Asymptomatic: 7
Deaths:
Total Cases: 314
Morobe Province
New cases: 10
Sex: 5 males, 5 females
Age range: 23-63 years.
Symptomatic: 8
Asymptomatic: 2
Deaths: 3
Total Cases: 358
Western Province
New cases: 9
Sex: 7 males, 2 females
Age range: 23-59 years.
Symptomatic: 2
Asymptomatic: 7
Deaths: 2
Total Cases: 1,971
Central Province
New cases: 7
Sex: 4 males, 3 females
Age range: 30-76 years.
Symptomatic: 4
Asymptomatic: 3
Deaths:
Total Cases: 100
Enga Province
New cases: 7
Sex: 4 males, 3 females
Age range: 26-62 years.
Symptomatic: 2
Asymptomatic: 5
Deaths: 1
Total Cases: 65
Jiwaka Province
New cases: 7
Sex: 4 males, females
Age range: 32-70 years.
Symptomatic: 7
Asymptomatic: –
Deaths: 1
Total Cases: 40
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, – females
Age range: 40-53 years.
Symptomatic: –
Asymptomatic: 5
Deaths: 3
Total Cases: 354
Hela Province
New cases: 1
Sex: 1 male, – female
Age range: 7 years.
Symptomatic: –
Asymptomatic: 1
Deaths: –
Total Cases: 26
Milne Bay Province
New cases: 1
Sex: – males,1 female
Age range: 35 years.
Symptomatic: –
Asymptomatic: 1
Deaths: –
Total Cases: 14
New Ireland
Total Cases: 89
Deaths: 2 deaths
East Sepik – 72;
Madang – 71;
Southern Highlands – 66
Simbu – 65
Gulf – 13
Northern – 3.
Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 131,020,967 including 561,783 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The global death toll is 2,850,521 of which 8,196 were reported in the last 24 hours.