COVID IN ENB

 

SIXTY COVID DEATHS RECORDED TO DATE

SIXTY people have died in East New Britain Province of COVID-19.

The province's cumulative results at the end of Feb 14 showed Covid 19 cases at 3013, Recovered 2721, 60 deaths and 231 Active Cases.

According to the ENBs daily situation report compiled by Dr Simberi Jojoga, SMO Disease Control, the number of new cases diagnosed during the last 24 hours was 21, in which seven were male while 14 were female.

While the report indicated 14 more number of new symptomatic cases, seven were also asymptomatic new cases diagnosed in the province.

The current number of hospitalized cases in the SARI ward was three with the total number of hospitalised cases to date for the whole province currently at 214, the number for home isolation was well is 228 together with active mild cases.

While the compiled report on Monday, February 14, 2022 highlighted only one active moderate case and two severe cases there were no active critical cases.

To date the total number of cases admitted to the Intensive Care unit remains at zero, the number of new cases who are health workers or hospital staffs is five giving the total number of health workers who are active cases to 37 out of a total workforce of 1210.

Testing of cases tested by Ag-RDT in the past 24 hours is at 24 with cases tested to date still remain at nil together with RT-PCR in the past 24 hours to date with nil outstanding test results.

Prime Minister James Marape leading the way in the fight against Covid.

While the province had number of tests tested by GeneXpert in the past 24 hours is 22, the number of samples collected and sent for genomic sequencing in the last 24 hours remain at zero.

The report highlighted that while number of samples sent for WGS to date is at 134, number of results outstanding is 64.

Is has also revealed that the province have confirmed 45 Varian Delta cases but still has zero confirmed Variant Omicron cases.

Dr Jojoga remarks in the report also highlighted that no cough triage report were received from Rabaul Public Hospital, Rabaul Urban Clinic, Butuwin Urban Clinic and Paparatava Rural Hospital.

·         Trend in seven day rolling average peaked on February 7 and had a slow downward trend ever since.

·         Fourteen (21) new cases registered as of Monday 14 February (Case 2993 -3013).

Eight cases from 14 February, five cases from 13 February, one case on 12 February, two cases on the 11^th, three cases on the 8^th and two cases on February 7 2022.

·         The two admissions to SARI ward:

 12/2: male 82 years from Kuraip with mild Covid pneumonia, with CIF pending. 

13/2: female 50 years old from Malemale, unvaccinated with severe Covid pneumonia, polyserositis, anaemia and chronic kidney disease.

·         One admissions to St Mary’s Hospital Vunapope- Medical Surgical Ward

Male 19 years old from Kokopo, unvaccinated with laceration and asymptomatic Covid.

·       Zero Deaths

·       35 cases including 10 health care workers discharged from isolation.

·       Positivity rate remains High

GeneXpert: 

14 positive out of 22 specimens (64 percent)

Ag-RDT: eight positive out of 24 specimens (33 percent)

·   Vaccinated datra is still been updated as of 11 February

Vaccine doses remaining: 2000 AZ. 2000 JJ, 2821 Sinopharm

Vaccine doses given: Pending

With Ian Mathew in Kokopo