COVID-19 Situation Report : 30 March 2022

Abstract

Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) update. 30 March 2022. 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours (positivity rate of 0.5%) bringing the total confirmed cases to 469,704 as of 30 March 2022 0 new deaths reported adding to total 7,492 deaths reported since the beginning of the outbreak with a case fatality rate of 1.59% 441,083 (93%) cases have recovered, however 20 confirmed cases are undergoing treatment in treatment centers of which 15 are severe 5,353 RT-PCR and Ag-RDT tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, giving a cumulative 4,653,297 RT-PCR and Ag-RDT tests conducted 21,127 total active cases and 1,970 recovered and discharged on the same day A total 29,410,266 vaccine doses administered, and 24,534,697 people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Still a variant of concern (VOC) as designated earlier and has been detected in the country. Evidence from both laboratory and surveillance data have indicated that Omicron more transmissible than previous VOCs. Vaccines provide a high level of protection against severe disease and death caused by VOCs.