CONTROLLER CALLS ON PEOPLE TO FAITHFULLY FOLLOW THE “NIUPELA PASIN” AS THE COUNTRY RECORDS ONE MORE COVID-19 DEATH

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.