At least 113 new cases of covid-19 were registered on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2,401, health officials say.
Samples from all 4 deceased cases (3 males and 1 female) were collected posthumously, the ministry says, adding that out of the 6 posthumous sample results received, 1 returned positive, 3 tested inconclusive and 2 were negative for Covid-19
The ministry explained that this represents a 37% test positivity rate (113 out of 309 total tests performed)
“The median age of the new cases is 37 years (range: 1 to 91 years). Three hundred and nine (309) new laboratory test results received from MRCG and NPHL and of these, 3 new tests returned indeterminant. Whereas no one was newly taken into quarantine, 11 new discharges were made.”
Meanwhile, the country currently has 291 people in quarantine, 1,885 active cases, 201 probable cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.4%.
According to the ministry, the bulk of the active cases are asymptomatic and are self-isolating at home pending the manifestation of symptoms
Meanwhile, the Senegalese Health Ministry yesterday reported 113 positive cases of covid-19, bringing the country’s total infections to 12,559, with 34 in serious conditions. At least 8,050 have recovered with 261 deaths and 4, 247 under treatment.
Omar Touray, the deputy mayor of Banjul City Council (BCC) has urged President Adama Barrow and his government to do everything possible and expand the port in the Capital City, Banjul.
The entire GTBoard staff have been asked to stay home with their salary slashed by half after coronavirus ravaged the country’s tourism, Fatou Network reports on Monday.
Two men were paraded yesterday before Magistrate P. Sarr of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court for obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to section 288 of the Criminal Code.
Banjul, 6 May, 2021: The Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the Republic to France, His Excellency Ebrima Ousman Camara, on April 12 2021 presented his Letters of Credence to the President of France, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, at a ceremony held at Élysée Palace in Paris.
