COVID-19 Update: 12 new cases, 103 in isolation

Twelve new COVID-19 cases, five males and seven females, were identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There were 1,091 tests conducted on Sunday, August 15.

The number of people in isolation is 103.

To date, 4,560 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (2,220 females and 2,340 males) have been recorded. Forty-eight persons have died from the virus.

A total of 240,306 tests have been carried out by the public health laboratory.

First doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered under the National Vaccination Programme have reached 101,099.

Additionally, 85,672 people (31.6 per cent of the population) have received second doses and are fully vaccinated. (BGIS)