The drop in new cases yesterday and today should be viewed with caution as daily case numbers have increased and decreased in the past and will continue to vary - Dr Fong

The 7-day average of new cases per day is 863 cases per day or 975 cases per million population per day.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the recent drop in new cases yesterday and today should be viewed with caution as daily case numbers have increased and decreased in the past and will continue to vary.

Doctor Fong says this is influenced by a number of factors including where samples that were tested on a particular day came from - for example the Western Division samples are currently being prioritised as they are still in the containment phase, and quick turnaround of results will help with identifying cases and contacts early and contain transmission.

He says it is more helpful to monitor the 7 day average of cases over a period of time to assess our trend of cases.

A total of 247,846 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 290,707 tested since testing began in March 2020.

The national 7-day daily test average is 3841 tests per day or 4.3 tests per 1,000 population.

The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 24.4%.