Four people are on oxygen after testing positive for coronavirus as nine other people suspected of being infected are on the monitoring system.
The Gambia has registered more than six thousand cases since the start of coronavirus and recorded one hundred and eighty-one deaths.
“Four (4) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy Nine (9) new contacts have been traced and are being monitored. Currently, no one is in hotel quarantine, 40 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3%.
“No new COVID-19 related death was registered, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to 181. Ten (10) new cases were registered taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 6,079. One (1), 4 and 5 cases were reported on the 25th, 26th and 27th respectively. The cases are composed of 5 males and 5 females with ages ranging from 27 – 82 years,” the Ministry of Health said in its daily report.
“A total of 886 new laboratory test results were received (16 from MRCG and 870 from NPHL) of these, 10 tested positives representing a 1.1 % test positivity rate. Three (3) new COVID-19 patients were newly discharged from treatment centres, while none got discharged at least 10 days from the day they tested positive but evaded institutional isolation.
“As of 25th June, 2021, 31,254 and 12,303 people received the 1st and 2nd doses of AstraZeneca vaccine respectively, bringing the total number ever vaccinated to 43,557. So far 8,764 (444 New) Rapid diagnostic tests were conducted at the Airport for travellers as of 27th June, 2021. Of these, only 3 tested positive for both RDT and PCR. They were all treated and discharged. As of 20th June 2021, 102 new clients received Psychological First Aid (PFA) Services provided by MoH, Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and Paradise Foundation, thus bringing the number patients of attended to 1,931 since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” it added.
