Health authorities have confirmed 19 new coronavirus cases bringing the nation’s virus cases to 3,876 – included 16 males and 3 females.
“19 new cases registered, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 3,876. The median age of the new cases (16 male and 3 female) is 39 (range: 9 to 83 years).
“While 3 of the new cases had their samples mandatorily collected at the airport upon travelling into the country without valid test results, 1 is epi-linked to recent cases .While 3 were tested for being sick with flu-like symptoms, the remaining 13 (68%) sought to be tested on account of being intending travellers 570 new laboratory test results received (18 from MRC and 552 from NPHL). Of these, 19 new samples tested positive, representing 3.3% test positivity rate 5 new tests returned indeterminate,” Ministry of Health said.
“60 high-risk contacts (of recently confirmed cases) have been identified and their follow-up began in earnest 1 new COVID-19 patient got discharged. 1 COVID-19 patient absconded from the Ndemban Clinic Treatment Centre 16 people were newly taken into hotel quarantine for coming into the country without valid negative COVID-19 PCR test certificates but have since been discharged. The country currently has no people in hotel quarantine, 72 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.2%,” the report added.