3 more COVID-19 related deaths as community cases hit 8,280

APIA, SAMOA – 26 APRIL 2022: The Ministry of Health has reported three new COVID-19 related deaths as of 24 April bringing the number of deaths so far to sixteen.

The Ministry advised that information about the deceased will remain confidential out of respect for the families.

The latest report also confirmed 2,214 community cases over seven days from 2pm on the17th April to 2pm 24th April, 2022. Total number of community cases is now confirmed at 8,280.

The majority of community cases are confirmed in Upolu at 7,536 cases with 736 cases in Savaii and 8 cases in Manono Tai.  There are twenty people in managed isolation and four in ICU at the Moto’otua Hospital.

The Ministry again reminds members of the public to remain vigilant and adhere to public health advice to wear face masks, maintain 2 meter social distancing in public places and ensure safe personal hygiene at all times.  Those who are feeling unwell are strongly advised to stay home and isolate to keep your families and loved ones safe. Please ensure eligible members of the household are vaccinated at the earliest possible.  Vaccination remains our best defense against COVID-19.

COVID-19 Situation Summary prepared by the Ministry of Health as at 2:00pm Local Time April 17th to 2:00pm April 24th 2022 is provided in the tables and graph below:

* The sites include all health facilities, private clinics, testing sites and self-reporting
**The death count is subject to change following full verification of all reported COVID-19 deaths from all health facilities.
Note: There are other deaths among registered cases that are not primarily caused by COVID-19.
***The test count is subject to change to data cleaning and when data becomes available