DILI, 06 september 2021 (TATOLI) – Timor-Leste, today, records two more deaths, 80 new cases, 130 recoveries, and the active cases were 4.132.
Of the new cases, 56 were reported in Dili, while the rest were detected in the municipalities, including 12 in Baucau, 10 in RAEOA, and two in Bobonaro.
The spokesperson of SIJK, Dr. Rui Maria de Araujo said 27.5 percent of today’s cases were symptomatic.
Araujo informed 18 percent of the new cases are fully vaccinated citizens, while 15 percent had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccines.
He said among the new cases, 62 were between the ages of 12 and 59, including seven cases under 20 and 11 elderly persons over 60. These new cases were made up of 35 men and 45 women.
Araujo informed that 91 of Covid-19 cases had been admitted to Vera Cruz Isolation Center, Guido Valadares National Hospital (HNGV), Lahane Hospital, and other isolation centers across the territory for intensive treatment, with 11 people in critical condition, two of whom required ventilation.
In the last 24 hours, the National Health Laboratory (LNS) has carried out 275 PCR tests, including 20 sentinel surveillance tests, 31 through contact tracing, 54 via random screening, 50 were carried out following the request for travel authorization out of capital Dili, one for the international travel authorization and 119 in quarantines.
Today, SIJK registered two more deaths in Timor-Leste.
The first deceased was a woman in her 70s, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 on august 31 and had been under treatment at Maliana Referal Hospital. She passed away yesterday at around 11 p.m. local time.
Another deceased was a woman in her 60s, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 on august 25 and admitted to Guido Valadares National Hospital (HNGV) on the same day. She passed away today at around 11.55 a.m. local time.
The evolution of the COVID-19 in Timor-Leste, the incidence rate of coronavirus is, on average, in the last week, of 12.8 per 100 thousand inhabitants, while in Dili 29.5, Baucau 14.4, Covalima 9.9, Lautem 9.6 and Bobonaro 7.1.
The SIJK kept calling on communities to practice the health and safety guidelines recommended by the Ministry of Health and the WHO to continue combating the spread of the virus as the SIJK’s records showed cases are again mounted in Dili, Ermera, and several municipalities.
Health authorities had warned that Delta variants have already spread in the communities, calling on citizens over 18 to get vaccinated: “Vaccination is the only way to combat the Covid-19.”
There has been a total of 17.698 lab-confirmed cases of the virus in Timor-Leste, with 13.484 recoveries, active cases were 4.132, and 82 deaths, according to SIJK’s data.
In Timor-Leste, of the 754.864 eligible groups, 52.5 percent had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 27.8 percent have also received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Journalist: Filomeno Martins
Editor: Nelia Borges Rosario
