COVID-19 COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION/CASES UPDATE
The public is hereby advised that 85 new community cases were recorded as of today, Sunday 20th of March 2022 at 2pm, bringing the total number of active Covid-19 cases in Samoa to 196 including 15 active imported cases.
The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 2,207 tests were carried out, since the 18th of March 2022 in six (6) designated COVID-19 screening sites, in addition to tests conducted in health facilities. Of the 181 active community cases reported, 62 positive cases were confirmed from the 6 screening sites with 119 cases confirmed in health facilities. The Red Cross Headquarters at Tuanaimato screening site so far recorded the highest percentage of positive cases at 47% of total positive cases confirmed. The Ministry of Health has identified 428 close contacts which are currently being investigated.
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TALA LATA MAI O LE PEPESI AI TUA O LE FA’AMA’I, KOVITI – 19
I le ta tonu o le 2:00 i le aoauli o le asō, Aso Sa, 20 Mati 2022, ua fa’amauina ai le fa’aopoopo ai o le to’a 85 fou ua a’afia i le atunu’u lautele, ma ua si’itia ai le aofa’i oi latou ua a’afia i le Koviti – 19 i le taimi nei i le 196.
Oi latou ua mae’a ona faia su’ega (tests) e 2,207 i le atunu’u, talu mai le Aso 18 Mati 2022 i totonu o nofoaga fa’apitoa e 6 fa’atasi ai ma nisi o nofoaga fa’apitoa i le Soifua Mālōlōina.
Ua fa’amaonia e le Matāgaluega o le Soifua Mālōlōina mai le 181 o i latou ua a’afia i le atunu’u lautele ina ua pepesi i tua le fa’ama’i, o le 62 o i latou ua a’afia sa fa’amaonia mai i su’ega (tests) sa faia i nofoaga fa’apitoa e ono (6) ua fa’atulagaina fa’atasi ai ma le 119 o isi ua a’afia sa faia o latou su’ega i le falema’i ae lē aofia ai le to’a 15 oi latou sa malaga mai.
O le Ofisa Tutotonu o le Koluse Mūmū o lo’o fa’amauina le mauāluga o le pasene oi latou sa fa’atino ai o latou su’ega ua a’afia i le siama o le Koviti – 19, tusa lea ma le 47% pe a fa’atulaga pasene o e ua a’afia.
I le taimi nei, o lo’o fa’aauau pea su’esu’ega ma sa’ili’iliga a le Matāgaluega o le Soifua Mālōlōina mo le i latou e 428 sa feso’ota’i vāvālalata mai latou ua a’afia.
