This is according to the 284 COVID-19 situation report of The Gambia for 22nd March 2021 (published on the 23rd March 2021).
The country's Ministry of Health added that no new COVID-related death was officially recorded, with the total deaths still at 161.
The country currently has 216 active cases.
One (1) COVID-19 patient was discharged from a treatment centre while 6 COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy
After the confirmation of few newly reported cases of covid-19 in Bakau, the Ministry of Health on Sunday embarked on a massive collection of samples from residents of Bakau – designed to stem the spread of the virus.
Press release
The Covid 19 pandemic and its resultant total shutdown of the tourism industry in The Gambia like other destinations worldwide continues to compound the menace of unemployment in The Gambia and the Tourism Industry is hardest hit as employees and small scale enterprise owners risked loss of jobs, income and livelihoods.
Members of the Hydara Family in Bundungka Kunda are devastated over the death and burial of their son without their authority and are demanding from the Gambian and German authorities to explain what led to his death and why he was buried without their authority.
