4 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing the total COVID-19 cases to 15,376. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Haji Awang Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health stated the matter at a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation. Joining the media conference at Dewan Al ‘Afiah, Ministry of Health was Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, MINISTER at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy.
The number of new cases is the result of 3,913 laboratory tests conducted in the past 24 hours. Therefore, the rate of positive cases is 0.1 percent. Among the cases being treated at the National Isolation Centre, 1 Category 5 case is being treated at Intensive Care Unit requiring assistance of artificial ventilation. Meanwhile, no deaths associated with COVID-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
12 cases have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 15,058 cases while 218 cases remain active. Meanwhile, the bed occupancy rate in isolation centres nationwide is 4.9 percent.
Source: Radio Television Brunei