Vanuatu Situation Report – Issued 10 April Covering 9 to 10 April 2022
SUMMARY AND DISEASE BURDEN
- On 04 March 2022, an active COVID-19 case was confirmed at Vila Central Hospital who had no travel history, indicating transmission at community level.
- On 07 March 2022, Efate and Offshore Islands moved to Alert Level 3: Very High, due to large-scale community transmission. All provinces of Vanuatu are on Alert Level 3 given reports of cases or movement of contacts of cases in the six provinces of Vanuatu.
- A total of 5502 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
- 31 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 31 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 0 on Santo island (Sanma province).
- 2 new deaths due to COVID-19 have been confirmed. The victims were Females 59 and 76 years old both not vaccinated and have underlying conditions, such as asthma and cardiovascular diseases.
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