DILI, 06 february 2022 (TATOLI) – In the past 24 hours, Timor-Leste recorded 75 new COVID-19 cases, no recovery, and 532 active cases, said Timor-Leste health authorities.
All of the new cases were detected in capital Dili.
Currently, 15 people with Covid-19 are in the hospital of which one has moderate respiratory illness symptoms.
In the past 24 hours, the National Health Laboratory (LNS) has performed 235 PCR tests in Dili, including 10 via sentinel surveillance, 34 through contact tracing, 139 via random screening, and 52 for international travel authorization.
The health authorities kept calling on communities to practice the health and safety guidelines recommended by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the WHO to continue combating the spread of the virus.
Since Timor-Leste’s outbreak began in april 2020, the country has recorded 20.403 cases, 19.749 recoveries, and 122 deaths.
In Timor-Leste, of the 754.864 eligible adult groups, 84.2% had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 70.9% have been fully vaccinated.
The country has so far vaccinated 19.6% of students with the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, of which 16.1% have already been fully vaccinated.
Covid-19 vaccination: Municipality Tracker
At least four municipalities have now fully vaccinated more than 70 percent of their adult residents. Four of these municipalities included Dili (82.4%), Viqueque (83.1%), Covalima (77.2%) and RAEAO (73.5%). However, the vaccination rate is low in Ermera and Bobonaro with 52.9% and 53,9% respectively.
So far, Timor-Leste had received a total of 1.473.019 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, consisting of 1.012.850 doses of AstraZeneca, 100.000 doses of SINOVAC, and 360.360 doses of Pfizer vaccines.
Journalist: Filomeno Martins
Editor: Rafy Belo
