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There were 543 new COVID-19 cases, 252 males and 291 females, recorded on Monday, April 11, from the 1 666 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

The cases consisted of 116 people under the age of 18, and 427 who were 18 years and older.

A total of 87 people were in isolation facilities, while 2 981 were in home isolation.

As at April 11, there were 379 COVID-19 related deaths.

The public health laboratory has conducted 626 701 tests since February 2020, and recorded 62 968 COVID-19 cases (29 109 males and 33 859 females).

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the number of people with at least one dose is 161 388 (70.7 per cent of the eligible population). The number of fully vaccinated people is 151 490 (55.9 per cent of the total population or 66.3 per cent of the eligible population). The eligible population represents those who are 12 years and older. (BGIS)

 

 

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