A total of 391 people were identified as COVID-19 positive on Tuesday, October 26th, out of the 2,078 tests done by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
Of the 184 males and 207 females comprising the new cases, 81 people are under the age of 18, and 310 are 18 years and older.
There are 740 people in isolation facilities, and 4,674 in home isolation.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded from March 2020 stand at 16,424 (7,960 males and 8,464 females), and the total number of tests since February last year is 380,413.
Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of people with at least one dose is 147,702 (64.7 per cent of the eligible population). A total of 123,217 individuals (45.5 per cent of the total population or 54 per cent of the eligible population) have received their second doses and are fully vaccinated.
The eligible population represents those who are 12 years and older.
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