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By Mariama Jobarteh.
The Gambia has registered fifteen (15) new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, health officials say. The latest figure is now the highest number of confirmed cases to be recorded in The Gambia in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The total number of active cases is now 39. The country now has a total of 93 confirmed cases, out of which, are 15 new cases, 49 recovered and 4 deaths.
Health officials also reported that another 108 new tests were conducted recently. The Ministry of Health further advised the people to maintain social distancing and follow the advice and guidance given by the authorities.
See record below.
This is the 100th national situation report since the confirmation of the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 17th March 2020
■ 15 new cases registered – the highest reported in a single day – bringing to 93 the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country
o Of these, whereas 6 are nosocomial COVID-19 cases from the 6&7 Ward of the EFSTH, 1 is an orderly from the same ward
The rest recently came into the country from locations with ongoing local transmission
■ The new cases also include a deceased case, bringing to 4 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths registered – a crude case fatality rate of 4.3
■ 15 patients recovered bringing the cumulative number of active cases to 40
■ 108 new laboratory test results received (1 from MRCG and 107 from NPHL)
■ While 19 persons were newly taken into quarantine, 20 have been discharged
o Of these, 15 are Gambian Islamic scholars who travelled from Saudi Arabia through Senegal and entered through the Amdalai Border Post
■ The country currently has 662 people in quarantine; 39 active and 3 probable cases.