This is according to the 275 COVID-19 situation report of The Gambia for the period between 7th and 8th March (published on 10th March 2021).
No new COVID-related death was recorded with the total deaths still at 153.
One (1) COVID-19 patient who absconded from treatment centre is still at large.
The country’s Ministry of Health also said that 16 COVID-19 patients were discharged from treatment centres.
Eight (8) COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported the registration of 156 positive new cases and five deaths.
Senegal registered 36,195 positive cases since March last year, 31,467 recoveries, 935 deaths while 3,792 are under treatment.
Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) have arrested four suspects with almost half a tonne of suspected cannabis. The suspects were arrested at different places within the country.
The independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has warned party agents against interfering, disrupting and obstructing the registration process in any registration center across the country.
As the world continues to battle with the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Republic of Korea on Monday presented lifesaving equipment and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 to the Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Health as part of Covid-19 response.
Tragedy struck the community of Kudang in the Niamina East District of the Central River Region when Bambo Darboe, a 56-year-old fisherman was reportedly killed by an unknown individual (s), The Point has been informed.
