Brunei's government reports another 217 new Covid-19 cases, with over 80% of youngsters vaccinated

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

On Saturday, the vaccination rate for children aged five to eleven exceeded 80% in Brunei, when 208 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were given to youngsters in this age range, raising the coverage percentage to 80.4%. (34,501 children).

There were further 1,155 second shots given to children in this age bracket, bringing the total to 20,341. (47.4 per cent).

The population of Brunei has received three doses of the vaccine, with a coverage percentage of 70.4 percent.

During the daily press conference yesterday, Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Halbi Mohd Yussof, as Acting Minister of Health, announced this.

 

The Sultanate registered 217 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, according to the minister, with 216 found via antigen rapid test (ART) screenings and one from 322 RT-PCR laboratory testing completed in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 148,089.

According to the minister, 220 cases have been declared recovered, increasing the total number of cases recovered to 146,406.

There are 1,460 active cases, with four individuals having hospital treatment and 1,456 undertaking self-isolation at home.

 

According to the minister, one person in Category 4 requires respiratory help and is being closely monitored, while no cases in Category 5 require immediate attention.

 

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