COVID-19 Update: 72 new cases

Seventy-two new COVID-19 cases, 29 males and 43 females, were recorded from the 444 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Saturday, June 11.

Of the positive cases, 17 persons were under the age of 18, and 55 were 18 years and older.

The number of people in isolation facilities was 32, while 1,197 were in home isolation.

As at June 11, there were 467 COVID-19 related deaths.

The public health laboratory has conducted 693,925 tests since February 2020, and recorded 82,255 COVID-19 cases (37,503 males and 44,752 females).

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 162,574 (71.2 per cent of the eligible population).  The total number of fully vaccinated persons is 153,025 (56.5 per cent of the total population or 67 per cent of the eligible population).  The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older.