DILI, 23 september 2021 (TATOLI) – Timor-Leste, today, records another death, 58 new cases, 148 recoveries, and the active cases were 1.183.
Of the new cases, 25 were reported in Dili, while the rest were detected in the municipalities, including 18 in Baucau, eight in Bobonaro, two each in Manatuto and Viqueque, and one each in Ainaro, Covalima, and Manufahi.
The spokesperson of SIJK, Dr. Rui Maria de Araujo said 49.0 percent of today’s cases were symptomatic.
Araujo informed 29 percent of the new cases are fully vaccinated citizens, while 14 percent had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccines.
He said among the new cases, 41 were between the ages of 12 and 59, including 10 cases under 20 and seven elderly persons over 60. These new cases were made up of 27 men and 31 women.
Araujo informed that 57 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 eight people in critical condition, two of whom required ventilation.
In the last 24 hours, the National Health Laboratory (LNS) has carried out 301 PCR tests, including six sentinel surveillance tests, 34 through contact tracing, 93 via random screening, 105 were carried out following the request for travel authorization out of capital Dili, five for the international travel authorization and 58 in quarantines.
Today, SIJK registered another death in Timor-Leste.
The deceased was a man in his 50s, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 on september 22 and admitted to Lahane Isolation Center on the same day. He passed away today at around 10.30am local time.
The evolution of the COVID-19 in Timor-Leste, the incidence rate of coronavirus is, on average, in the last week, of 4.4 per 100 thousand inhabitants, while in Dili 8.8, Baucau 9.0, and RAEOA 6.3.
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.
Health authorities had warned that Delta variant 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 19.264 lab-confirmed cases of the virus in Timor-Leste, with 17.972 recoveries, active cases were 1.183, and 109 deaths, according to SIJK’s data.
In Timor-Leste, of the 754.864 eligible groups, 56.8 percent had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 34.0 percent have also received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Journalist: Filomeno Martins
Editor: Nelia Borges Rosario
