By Adama Makasuba
Coronavirus cases have risen to over 3,000 cases with 96 deaths since the virus emerged in the country in March, the ministry of health has said.
The ministry said there are currently has 1,787 active cases and 302 probable cases but added 33 people were discharged after they recovered from the disease.
“This is the 132nd 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. 66 new cases registered, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 3,029. This represents a 20.7% test positivity rate (66 out of 319 total tests performed).”
“The median age of the new cases is 38 years (range: 19 to 89 years) 319 new laboratory test results received from MRCG and NPHL Of these, 43 new tests returned indeterminant 114 new recoveries registered, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries, to date, to 1,146 (37.8% recovery rate).”
“Whereas 2 people were newly taken into quarantine, 33 new discharges were made. The country currently has 13 people in quarantine, 1,787 active cases, 302 probable cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.2% ⃰The bulk of the active cases are asymptomatic,”the ministry said on Tuesday.
