Vanuatu Situation Report – Issued 29 April Covering 28 to 29 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.
- As of 22 April 2022, Shefa have moved to Recovery level 2 and Sanma, Torba province and Pentecost, Tanna, Erromango and Aneityum are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission
- A total of 7483 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
- 135 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 12 in Shefa Province (Efate, Ifira and Lelepa islands), 62 in Sanma Province (Santo and Malo islands), 44 in Pentecost island (Penama Province), 15 in Tafea Province and 2 cases in Gaua Islands (Torba Province).
- New cases have been reported in Erromango island (Tafea Province) and Gaua and Vanua Lava island (Torba Province)
- Currently, there are 3 cases hospitalized directly due to COVID-19 infection, all in Shefa province and in stable condition
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