Situational Report on COVID-19 Pandemic

Confirmed Positive Cases
The Ministry of Health confirmed 342 new community cases and 3 border related cases in the last 24hrs.
This brings the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases to 3,602 recorded since 17th March 2022 not
including the 63 border related cases. Three critical cases are in ICU while seven are in managed isolation at
the National Hospital. To date, 31,435 RATs have been administered by the Ministry.
Confirmed COVID 19 Deaths
The Ministry of Health confirmed four (4) COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the death
toll to seven (7).
COVID-19 Situation Summary prepared by the Ministry of Health as at 2:00pm Local Time April 08, 2022
Reporting period: 2pm April 07 – 2pm April 08, 2022

*The death count is subject to change following full verification of all reported COVID-19 deaths
*Of the 4 deaths: (1) Male of 56 years old, unvaccinated known diabetic with amputation in 2019 and
bedbound
secondary to stroke; (2) Male of 69 years old, completed vaccination & booster dose, known diabetic,
end stage renal disease on dialysis who presented with history of infected burn wounds leading to
sepsis; (3) Male of 59 years old, 1 st dose completed only, known high blood pressure with heart
complications; (4) Male of 74 years old with 1 st dose completed only, no known medical conditions.
**The test count is subject to change to data cleaning and when data becomes available