The Ministry of Health has announced in its dispatched latest situational report to the public that more than 100,000 people have now been vaccinated against coronavirus out of 2 million Gambian populations.
“As of 8th August, 108,856 and 3,844 people received their single dose of Johnson & Johnson and 1st dose of Sinopharm vaccine respectively. Of the total national target population (18 years) been vaccinated: 7.7% are fully vaccinated (received two doses of AZ or single dose of J&J) 9.0% received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose (AZ or J&J or Sinopharm),” the Ministry of Health said.
However, nine new deaths were recorded amid surge in virus cases.
“Nine (6+3 posthumous) new COVID-19 related deaths were registered, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to 254. The decedent age ranges from 50-87 years (3 males and 3 females). All had severe COVID-19 pneumonia with comorbidities
“All were admitted in the COVID-19 treatment centres. Three (3), 2, 2, 2 cases died on the 6th,7th,8th and 9th respectively. 157 new cases were registered taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 8,920.
“91 and 66 cases were reported on the 5th and 6th of the 121 cases with known reasons for testing, 81 (67%) tested for travelling, 23 (19%) for suspicion of COVID-19 after being sick, 5 (4%) contacts with a confirmed case and 8 (7%) wanted to know their COVID-19 status,” it added.
“The cases are composed of 86 males and 69 females with a median age of 39 years (Range: 1 – 86 years). A total of 1,003 new laboratory test results were received (17 from MRCG and 986 from NPHL). Of these, 157 tested positives representing 15.7 % test positivity rate. Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 patients were newly discharged from treatment centres, while 221 got discharged at least 10 days from the day they tested positive but evaded institutional isolation.
“Thirty-two (32) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy
No new contacts were traced and monitored. Currently, no one is in hotel quarantine, 631 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 2.8%. So far 16,425 (503) Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) were conducted at the airport for travellers. Of these, seven (7) tested for positive for both RDT and PCR. They were all sent to the treatment centres for further management,” it concluded.
