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36 new COVID-19 cases recorded

36 new COVID-19 cases recorded

By Rashika Kumar
26/08/2022

36 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded since Tuesday to 8am yesterday.

Of the 36 cases recorded, 14 cases were recorded in the Central Division, 21 cases were recorded in the Western Division and 1 case was recorded in the Northern Division.

The national 7-day rolling average of cases as of Sunday is 15 cases daily.

In the 7 days until Wednesday, 39 new cases were recorded in the Central division, 34 new cases in the Western division, 1 new case in the Northern Division and nil new cases in the Eastern Division.

There are currently 126 active cases in the country.

The Central Division cases constitute 66% of the cumulative total cases nationally, with the Western Division making up 28%, 4% in the Northern Division, and 2% in the Eastern Division.

According to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 updates, there was no reported death during the 3-day period from Tuesday to Thursday, however, 2 deaths was reported on Monday.

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