165 new COVID-19 positives identified

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 165 new COVID-19 cases – 82 males and 83 females – on Thursday, December 2nd, from the 1,234 tests conducted.

Of the new cases, 34 persons are under the age of 18, and 131 are 18 years and older.

A total of 328 people were in isolation facilities, and 2,238 were in home isolation.

The public health laboratory has carried out 440,369 tests since February last year, and recorded 25,792 cases (12,297 males and 13,495 females) of COVID-19.

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of individuals with at least one dose is 153,816 (67.3 per cent of the eligible population).

The total number of people who are fully vaccinated is 137,485 (50.7 per cent of the total population or 60.2 per cent of the eligible population).

The eligible population represents those 12 years and older.

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