PNG Reports 87 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24hours – total PNG cases at 1,670

 Papua New Guinea reported 87 new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday March 7, increasing the country’s total cases to 1,670.

The latest cases were reported in four provinces: West Sepik with 12; Morobe with 20; Eastern Highlands with nine; and 46 in the National Capital District.

For the NCD 21 of the latest cases are males whilst 25 are females, all between the ages of seven to 68 years. Twenty-nine cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 17 were asymptomatic at the time of testing.

West Sepik reported 12 new cases of which one is a male and 11 females. Eleven cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst one was asymptomatic at the time of testing. Nine out of the 12 cases came into contact with previous known cases. Morobe reported 20 new cases of which eight are males and 12 females between the ages of 20 to 57 years. Seventeen out of the 20 cases have come into contact with previous known cases.

Nine cases were reported in the Eastern Highlands of which five are males and four females between the ages of 29 to 65 years. Seven cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing.

The country’s COVID-19 cases as a result stands at 1,670 with 16 known deaths. Seventeen provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) have reported cases. The distribution of the cases is as follows:

Provinces                        Confirmed Cases

NCD                                 704

Western Province            325

West New Britain             196

West Sepik                      174

Morobe                             48

AROB                               39

East New Britain               38

Madang                            35

Eastern Highlands           24

New Ireland                      23

Western Highlands           18

Central                             15

East Sepik                        13

SHP                                   3

Enga                                  3

Milne Bay                           2

Hela                                   1

TOTAL                          1,670

Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 115,653,459 including 353,528 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The global death toll is 2,564,823 of which 7,192 were reported in the last 24 hours.

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