314 new COVID-19 cases recorded

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 314 new cases – 143 males and 171 females – of COVID-19 on Friday, October 29th.

There were 2,101 tests conducted on that day.

Of the positive cases, 68 people were under the age of 18, and the other 246 were 18 years and older.

There are 807 patients in isolation facilities, and 5,087 in home isolation.

The number of individuals who have received at least one dose of the vaccine under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19 stands at 148,469 (65 per cent of the eligible population).

A total of 125,663 people (46.4 per cent of the total population or 55 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.

Since the start of the pandemic, the public health laboratory has conducted 387,102 tests, and recorded a total of 17,465 confirmed cases (8,447 males and 9,018 females).

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