This is according to the 155th national situation report since the confirmation of the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia.
5 new positive cases were registered, taking the total of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 3,569.
The country recorded 100 new COVID-19 recoveries. While 6 new people were taken into quarantine, 79 discharges were made.
The country currently has 6 people in quarantine, 1,297 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.1%.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported 40 new cases of covid-19, bringing the number to 14,960; with 12, 113 recoveries 308 deaths, 2,487 under treatment.
The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has said that it is their view that the declaration of the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) pursuant to section 34(6) of the Constitution of The Gambia on the 10 June, 1 July and 7 July, 2020 without recourse to the National Assembly is inconsistent with the dictates of the constitution.
The UNICEF SMS U-Report Poll has revealed that about 65.5% (10, 000 people) who registered for the UNICEF SMS U-Report Poll said that they don’t know the signs and symptoms of coronavirus.
Two senior staff of the Access Bank’s Barra branch who allegedly fled the country with D21, 437, 722.90 have been reportedly arrested in Dakar, Senegal.
Police in the Kanifing Municipality have arrested four suspects as investigation into the counterfeit number plates continues, The Point has been reliably informed.
