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Media Conference on COVID-19

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The number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Brunei Darussalam continues to show an increase in which the average daily rate of cases last week was 350 cases per day, compared to 227 cases per day in the previous week. The matter was stated by the Minister of Health during the COVID-19 Media Conference yesterday afternoon. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar also shared there is no case in Category 5 while three cases are in Category 4 requiring oxygen assistance and close monitoring.

As of 8 January 2023, the rate of vaccination coverage of COVID-19 in the country remains high with 79 percent of all citizens and residents of the country having received the third dose of the vaccine and 11.6 percent also having received the fourth dose. 297 new cases have been reported of which 293 cases are the result of ART and 4 cases are the result of 230 RT-PCR tests performed in the past 24 hours.

Source: Radio Television Brunei