PNG Reports 34 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 - hours

 34 NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN THE LAST 24-HOURS

Papua New Guinea reported 34 new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours increasing the country’s total cases to 1,111.

Steady rise in COVID cases in Port Moresby 

According to a statement from the Office of the Controller last night, the latest cases were reported in the Western Province, New Ireland, and in the National Capital District.

In NCD, 10 cases were reported of which five are males, four (4) females, and one (1) unknown. 

The youngest of the 10 cases was 15 years old and the oldest was 66 years old.

Five (5) cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 whilst five were asymptomatic at the time of testing. 

Two (2) out of the ten cases came into contact with a previous positive case.

Western Province reported 23 positive cases of which 20 are males and three females. 

The youngest of the 23 positive cases is 19 and the oldest is 61. Of the 23 cases, two showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 21 were asymptomatic. All 23 cases are from the North Fly area.

In the New Ireland province, a 57-year-old female is the latest to be confirmed positive. She was experiencing a cough, headache, and running nose at the time of testing.

The country's COVID-19 case as a result stands at 1,111 with 10 known deaths. Seventeen (17) provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) have reported cases. 

The distribution of the cases is as follows, NCD 422, Western Province 303, West New Britain 194, West Sepik 39, Madang and East New Britain 35, New Ireland 23, Eastern and Western Highlands 13 cases each, CEntral 12, Morobe 9, East Sepik 5, Enga 3, Milnebay 2, AROB, Hela, and SHP all have one case each.

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