There were 244 new COVID-19 cases (85 males and 159 females) recorded from the 766 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Friday, July 15th.
The cases consist of 46 people under the age of 18, and 198 who are 18 years and older. The number of people in isolation facilities was 33, while 1,879 were in home isolation.
The public health laboratory has conducted 715,613 tests since February 2020, and recorded 87,463 COVID-19 cases (39,961 males and 47,502 females).
Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of people with at least one dose is 162,807 (71.3 per cent of the eligible population).
The total number of fully vaccinated people is 153,809 (56.8 per cent of the total population or 67.3 per cent of the eligible population).
The eligible population represents those who are 12 years and older.
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