246 new COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported a total of 246 new COVID-19 cases from the 775 tests conducted at laboratories across the island, on Thursday, August 18th.

Of the positive cases, 42 people are under the age of 18, and 204 are 18 years and older. There were 69 people in isolation facilities, while 3,655 were in home isolation.

The public health laboratory has conducted 747,502 tests since February 2020, and recorded 99,204 COVID-19 cases (44,842 males and 54,362 females).

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of people with at least one dose is 163,108 (71.4 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of fully vaccinated people is 154,254 (56.9 per cent of the total population or 67.5 per cent of the eligible population).

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