Vanuatu Ministry of Health COVID-19 Updates

Vanuatu Situation Report #110

Published: 27 April 2022 Hits: 232

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 are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other two provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19
A total of 6952 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
88 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 2 on Efate island (Shefa province), 61 on Santo island (Sanma province), 16 in Pentecost island (Penama Province) and 9 cases in Torres Islands (Torba Province).
Currently, there are 5 cases hospitalized directly due to COVID-19 infection, 4 in Shefa province and 1 in Sanma province, all in stable condition.
There have been unverified reports of cases in Tafea Province; provincial teams have been deployed to investigate.

Published: 25 April 2022 Hits: 347

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 are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other two provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19
A total of 6860 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
5 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 1 on Efate island (Shefa province), 3 on Santo island (Sanma province), 1 in Pentecost (Penama Province) and zero cases in Torres Islands (Torba Province).
Currently, there are 5 cases hospitalized directly due to COVID-19 infection, 4 in shefa province and 1 in Sanma province, all in stable condition.
There have been unverified reports of cases in Tafea Province; provincial teams have been deployed to investigate.
A new death has been reported on April 23rd. The deceased person was a 50 years-old female, unvaccinated with underlying conditions.

Published: 24 April 2022 Hits: 325

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 21 April 2022, Shefa have moved to Recovery level 2 and Sanma Province, Torba province and Pentecost are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other two provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19
A total of 6840 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
51 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 1 on Efate island (Shefa province), 50 on Santo island (Sanma province) and zero cases in Torres Islands (Torba Province) and Pentecost (Penama province)
Currently, there are 2 cases hospitalized directly due to COVID-19 infection, 1 in shefa province and 1 in Sanma province, both in stable condition.
There have been unverified reports of cases in Tafea Province; provincial teams have been deployed to investigate.

Published: 23 April 2022 Hits: 151

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 21 April 2022, Shefa have moved to Recovery level 2 and Sanma, Torba province and Pentecost are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other two provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19
A total of 6793 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
140 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 19 on Efate island (Shefa province), 87 on Santo island (Sanma province), 7 on Torres islands (Torba Province) and 27 in Pentecost (Penama Province).
Currently, there are 5 cases hospitalized directly due to COVID-19 infection, 4 in shefa province including in critical condition and 1 in Sanma province.

Published: 23 April 2022 Hits: 108

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 21 April 2022, Shefa have moved to Recovery level 2 and Sanma, Torba province and Pentecost are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other two provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19.
A total of 6648 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
63 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 14 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 49 on Santo island (Sanma province).
Currently, there are 2 cases hospitalized directly due to COVID-19 infection in SHEFA, both cases are in stable condition. Further investigation ongoing for hospitalized cases reported in SANMA.
There have been unverified reports of cases in Penama Province; provincial teams have been deployed to investigate.