The national situation report by the country’s Ministry of Health was the 139th since the confirmation of the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia on 17 March 2020.
According to the report, there was no new COVID-19 related death.
At least 36 new patients recovered and were discharged.
No new person was taken into quarantine, with no new discharges made.
The country currently has 122 people in quarantine, 1,734 active cases, 403 probable cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.0%.
The bulk of the active cases are asymptomatic and as are such self-isolating at home pending the manifestation of symptoms, the report concluded.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported 58 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total cases to14, 102 with 10, 176 recoveries and 3, 632 under treatment.
BANJUL, 3 March 2021: The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad received information technology and office equipment worth over D2.3 million from the Government of the People’s Republic of China through its Embassy in Banjul.
Dr. Mamadou Tangara, the minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has said that in an era of rapid globalisation and increased competitiveness in the pursuit of national interests, no nation can develop effectively without implementing a clear strategy that seeks to foster and enhance its bilateral and multilateral development cooperation.
Gambia’s Olympians Gina Bass and Ebrima Camara were on Thursday accorded a rousing welcome from Gambians upon returning from their participation in the just-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The Gambia has registered 36 new positive cases, bringing the number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 4,008.
