More than seven thousand people have been infected with coronavirus since the virus emerged in the country in March 2020, killing 216 people.
The Ministry of Health has since rolled out coronavirus jabs nationwide as the country is again it by the third wave.
“Four (4) new COVID-19-related deaths were registered, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to 212. The decedents were 3 males and 1 female with ages ranging from 42-60 years. All manifested severe covid pneumonia and died while on admission in the Covid-19 treatment centres. 376 new cases were registered taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 7,709.
“65, 123, 75 and 113 cases were reported on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th respectively of the 266 cases with known reasons for testing, 140 (53%) tested for travelling, 58 (22%) for suspicion of COVID-19 after being sick, 23 (9%) contact with a confirmed case and 38 (14%) wanted to know Covid-19 status. The cases are composed of 204 males and 72 females with a median age of 35 years (Range: less than 1 year – 90 years),” the Ministry of Health said in its situational report.
“A total of 1697 new laboratory test results were received (94 from MRCG and 1603 from NPHL) of these, 376 tested positives representing a 22.2 % test positivity rate. Twenty-seven (27) new COVID-19 patients were newly discharged from treatment centres, while 368 got discharged at least 10 days from the day they tested positive but evaded institutional isolation.
“Twenty-four (24) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy. No new contacts were traced and monitored. Currently, ten people are in hotel quarantine, 895 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 2.8% So far 13662 (1040) Rapid Diagnostic Tests were conducted at the Airport for travellers of these, only four (4) tested positive for both RDT and PCR. They were all treated and discharged,” the report added.
