THE Ministry of Health has reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases for one day – 984.
It also stated that 17 people have died as a result of Covid-19 on Friday. It means that 57 have passed away due to the coronavirus in the first three days of December.
In its latest Covid-19 update (#927), the ministry reported that the 984 new positive cases were taken from samples during the period November 30 to December 3.
There are also 11,707 active Covid-19 cases in the country, the most since the pandemic started last year.
See below:
Total people tested: 455, 530
New cases: 984
Active cases: 11,707
Patients recovered: 59, 837
Total positive cases: 73, 759
Deaths: 2,215
Patients in hospital: 548
Patients in step-down Facilities: 159
Patients in state quarantine: 108
Patients in home isolation: 10,016
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose of a Two Dose Regime: 647, 517
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose of a Two Dose Regime: 602,568
Total persons vaccinated with a Single Dose Regime: 44,166
Total persons with a Completed Vaccination Regime: 646,734
Total persons with Additional Primary Dose: 30,629
Percentage of patients in the parallel healthcare system who are not fully vaccinated: 89.8%, 6,408 out of 7,134 based on data from July 22, 2021 to November 17, 2021.
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 7
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May: 326
June: 352
July: 230
August: 217
September: 191
October : 214
November : 462
December 1: 19
December 2: 21
December 3: 17