The public is hereby advised that the Ministry of Health confirmed 160 new positive cases recorded in the
last 24hrs. Of this total, 156 are confirmed new community cases while 4 are new border related cases
identified in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of community cases to 2,722 with 1,502 active
cases. There are 17 cases currently in managed isolation at the Moto’otua National Hospital. To date, 24,241
RATs have been administered by the Ministry of Health. The total number of COVID-19 deaths still remain
at two (2).
According to the Ministry of Health, the overall attack rate for Samoa is 10.7. The areas with the highest
attack rates have been identified as Faleata 4 and Vaimauga 4, reporting the highest number of cases per
1,000 population.
The Ministry of Health reported, 97.2 percent of Samoa’s eligible population have received their first dose,
71.3 percent have received their second dose. The Ministry also confirmed 40,182 people aged 18 years and
over have received their booster shots so far.