COVID-19 UPDATE: 92 new cases, 212 in isolation

Ninety-two persons, 42 males and 50 females, were identified as COVID-19 positive by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.  The facility conducted 1,699 tests on Friday, August 27.

There are currently 212 people in isolation.

There have been 4,881 confirmed cases of the virus (2,392 females and 2,489 males) recorded since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.  Forty-eight people have died from COVID-19.

The public health laboratory has carried out 257,510 tests since February last year.

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, 107,122 first doses of the vaccine have been administered.  Additionally, 93,587 people, or 34.5 per cent of the population, have received second doses and are fully vaccinated. (BGIS)