Vanuatu Situation Report – Issued 07 May Covering 06 May to 07 May 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 05 May 2022, Shefa Province have moved to Recovery level 1, Sanma province moved to recovery
level 2 while Torba province and Pentecost, Tanna, Erromango and Aneityum are at Alert Level 3 (Very
High) due to large-scale community transmission
- A total of 8023 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
- 152 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, 1 in SHEFA Province (Efate) 3 SANMA
Province (Santo), 54 in PENAMA Province (Pentecost), 3 in TAFEA Province (Tanna and Erromango) and 91
in TORBA province (Vanua Lava, Hiu, Lo). The accuracy of the data is based on the accuracy of the case
notification. **Discrepancies with previous reports result from lags in data entry and reporting at
provincial level**
- 1 patient is currently hospitalized at VCH, Shefa Province, in stable condition.