CORONAVIRUS UPDATE by His Excellency President Lionel Aingimea, MP Wednesday, 29 June 2022
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
by
His Excellency President Lionel
Aingimea, MP
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
In today's update, the accumulative
statistics as at end of Tuesday, 28 June, are as follows:
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381 new cases
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3,161 active cases
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646 tests done yesterday (Tue, 28 June)
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9,575 tests done this outbreak
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11 cases admitted in the hospital Acute Care Unit with an
additional 5 carers
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0 critical cases
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0 ventilation
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362 houses in lockdown with 2,928 residents
The public is encouraged to get
tested so the course of the outbreak can be tracked on whether the
cases continue to rise or begin to slow.
Negative and positive results must
be registered. Testing stations are open at Tigers and Blues ovals,
and Naoero Public Health. There is also home testing for those that
are unable to reach the testing sites just dial 191 for
assistance.
Those who have access to Rapid
Antigen Tests (RATs) please call 192 to report your positive or
negative result.
There are now 362 houses in
lockdown with 2,928 residents. The government is delivering cartons
of water, noodles and eggs to these houses.
If you tested positive, you are
strongly urged to stay home and isolate. It is very important that
we adhere to the rules for everyone's safety. By staying home you
will be helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Important numbers to remember:
191 - to ask to have a COVID test
done
192 - to report your positive test
result if you did your own test
5565186 - to request for
accommodation at the quarantine stations if you cannot self-isolate
at home
ENDS///