STATUS OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED COMMUNITY CASES

The public is hereby advised that 129 new confirmed community cases have been recorded as at 2pm
Tuesday, 29 th March 2022. The number of community cases recorded since 17 th March 2022 currently stands
at 1,493 of which 1,330 are active community cases. Upolu accounts for 97 percent of total confirmed
community cases with the remaining 3 percent in Savaii. There are no community cases recorded for the
islands of Manono and Apolima Tai. Of the community cases approximately, 56 percent are females and 44
percent are males. Data shows that the prevalence of Covid-19 infection is significantly higher among those
aged from 15 to 35. However, data also shows an increasing rate of infection among those between the ages
of 35 and 55. The Ministry of Health confirmed 18,010 RATs have been administered to date since the first
case was detected.