By AdamaMakasuba
Sixty-eight people have tested positive for coronavirus cases bringing the total numbers of recorded cases up to date to 2,963, but nodeath was registered, the ministry health has said.
“This is the 131st national situation reports since the confirmation of the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 17th March 2020. The only posthumous sample tested, returned negative for COVID-19.68 new cases registered, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 2,963. This represents a 34.2% test positivity rate (68 out of 199 total tests performed). The median age of the new cases is 39.5 years (range: 4 to 78 years).”.
“199 new laboratory test results received from MRCG and NPHL of these, 21 new tests returned indeterminant. 281 new recoveries registered, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries, to date, to 1,032 (34.8% recovery rate).”
“Whereas no people were newly taken into quarantine, no new discharges were also made. The country currently has 44 people in quarantine, 1,835 active cases, 261 probable cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.2%,”the ministry of health said.