COVID-19 UPDATE: 15 new cases, 32 recoveries

Fifteen  people tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, March 22, from the 402 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.  They comprise seven men and eight women.

A total of 32 people recovered and were discharged from isolation.  There are currently 160 cases in isolation.

The island has recorded 3,574 confirmed cases – 1,712 females and 1,862 males – and 3,390 people have recovered since March 2020.  There have been 40 COVID-19 related deaths.

The public health laboratory has so far completed 137,126 tests.

Nine people were vaccinated on Monday, as part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19.
To date, a total of 61,781 vaccinations have been administered – 25,751 men and 36,030 women.