DILI, 18 march 2021 (TATOLI) – Health Authority identified 13 additional cases of coronavirus, 12 of which are identified in Dili and one in Viqueque.
“Of thirteen cases, nine are men and four are women, with the ages between 11 and 12 years old and the others between 18 and 50 years old. Among these cases three infected people coming with symptoms and other ten are asymptomatic”, Statement of COVID-19 coordinator, Rui Maria de Araújo in a virtual conference at the Díli Convention Center.
Two cases are related to the two health professionals at the Hemodialysis Unit of the Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares belong to the cluster at 05 area of São Miguel Comoro Village. In addition, there are six more active cases from Avança, Bairro Pité are the contacts of the same cluster reported on March 16.
There is also a case in the area of Metin 3 of Bebonuk and two from area of Lirio, Motael village, the infected people is positive after being tested at the National Hospital of Guido Valadares (HNGV) since they are having the contact with the positive patients from Bebonuk.
Another confirmed cases from Maucocomate area, Becora village linked cluster case from Mate Restu area, Vila verde village.
Since march 7, 2021 Authority recorded 95 active cases in Dili. thus the total cases since the outbreak in Timor-Leste is 229 with total active cases is 119 and 110 having been discharged with no death recorded.
Journalist: Felicidade Ximenes
Editor: Cipriano Colo
