This is according to the 252nd national situation report since the confirmation of the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 16th March 2020.
6 new patients got discharged from the treatment centers while 5 COVID-19 patients are currently on oxygen therapy.
The country currently has75 people in hotel quarantine, 125 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.2%.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported 268 new positive cases bringing its total to 24,727 positive cases. It registered 20,476 recoveries, 575 deaths while 3,675 are under treatment.
NEW YORK, 19 October 2020 – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment.
The secretary general and party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Lawyer Ousainou A.N.M. Darboe yesterday issued a statement on behalf of his party, calling on the U.S. government to thoroughly investigate all deaths in the hands of law enforcement officers and reassure the family of nations across the globe that police-citizen interactions would not continue to be fatal encounters for minorities.
The minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Tuesday 6 October met his Nigerian counterpart, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in his office in Abuja, Nigeria.
Hon. Justice Z. Jawara Alami of the High Court in Banjul has sentenced one Malick Njie, a taxi driver who rapped a girl, 15, four times to three years in imprisonment with hard labor.
