COVID-19 COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION/CASES UPDATE
The public is respectfully advised that as of today, 23 March 2022, Samoa’s Ministry of Health confirmed 155 new community cases recorded in the last 24hrs. This brings the total number of community cases detected since 17th March 2022 to 622 with 606 cases confirmed in Upolu and 16 active cases in Savaii.
A total of 940 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been carried out to date since Tuesday, 22 March 2022, in 17 designated COVID-19 screening sites, in addition to tests conducted in health facilities. Of this total, 827 were administered in Upolu and 113 in Savaii.
The data by age groups shows that people from 15 to 35 years old record the highest percentage of positive cases.
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TALA LATA MAI O LE PEPESI AI TUA O LE FA’AMA’I, KOVITI – 19
E fautuaina le mamalu o le atunuu, o le asõ, Aso 22 Mati 2022 ua fa’amaonia mai ai e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina le fa’aopoopo ai o le to’a 155 oi latou fou mai le mamalu o le atunuu ua a’afia i le siama o le KOVITI-19 i totonu o le 24 itula talu ai. Ua fa’amauina mai le si’itia o le aofa’i oi latou ua a’afia i le fa’amai i le taimi nei i le 622 talu mai le Aso 17 o Mati 2022. O le 622 ua a’afia i le fa’amai, e aofia ai le 606 oi latou o loo nonofo i Upolu ma le 16 mai le motu o Savai’i.
E 940 suega (tests) sa fa’atinoina mai le Aso Lua 22 Mati ma le Aso Lulu 23 Mati 2022, i nofoaga fa’apitoa e 17 ua fa’atulagaina, fa’atasi ai ma suega sa fa’atinoina i falema’i. O lenei aofaiga ua fa’amauina e 827 suega (tests) na fa’atinoina mo le motu o Upolu ae 113 suega (tests) na fa’atautaia mo Savai’i.
E tusa ai ma fa’amaumauga a le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, oi latou mai le 15 tausaga le matutua e agai atu i le 35 tausaga, o loo maualuga ai le pasene (percentage) o tagata ua a’afia i le KOVITI-19.
