The ministry of health has announced that 53 people have newly tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the country’s total cases to 9,789.
“This is the 365th national situation reports since the confirmation of the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 16th March, 2020. Five (5) new COVID-19 related deaths registered, bringing the total to 328 (Crude Case-Fatality Ratio, 3.3%). The decedents’ age ranged from 51 – 94 years (4 males and 1 female). All had COVID-19 pneumonia and admitted in the COVID 19 treatment centres Four (4) of them, had diabetes mellitus as a comorbidity.
“A total of 53 new cases were registered (cumulative cases 9,789). The test positivity rate is 4.9% (53/1077) of which MRCG tested 40 (4 positives) and NPHL 1037 (49 positive) of the total new cases, 30 were males and 23 females, with age of range of 2 – 79 years. Thirteen (13) cases are currently on oxygen therapy,” the ministry said.
“For reasons of testing, 30 (56.6%) tested for travelling, 13 (24.5%) for suspicion of COVID-19, 3(5.7%) know covid-19 status and 7 (13.2 %) for unspecified reasons. Six (6) cases were newly discharged from treatment centres, while 28 got discharged at least 10 days from the day they tested positive but evaded institutional isolation. No new contacts traced and monitored. As of 3rd September 2021, the following number of people have been vaccinated with: o Janssen & Janssen: Only 1 dose: 142,679 o Sinopharm: ▪ Dose 1: 4,457 ▪ Dose 2: 2,471 o AstraZeneca: ▪ Dose 1: 31,498 ▪ Dose 2: 18,776. Of the total national target population (≥ 18 years) been vaccinated: o 10.5% are fully vaccinated (2 doses of AZ/Sinopharm or 1 dose of J&J) o 11.4% received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose (AZ or J&J or Sinopharm),” it added.