Total of 303 more people are reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in Solomon Islands Monday.
Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana release the new figures in his Covid-19 update saying, three additional Covid deaths are recorded, two at Kilufi hospital in Malaita and one at the Central Field Hospital in Honiara.
“Based on our testing capacity, and reports from the communities, more cases are in our communities and the transmission rate could be more than 500 people infected per day,” Dr Togamana said.
He said with these new cases detected, the country’s official number of total cases now stands at 1486.
The health minister adds, all 303 positive cases were detected in Honiara.
“Tulagi, Central Province Capital, 17 samples were tested, one returned positive. We are working with our provincial partners to monitor flu-like illness and should need be, swabbing and testing for Covid-19,” Dr Togamana says.
The minister also informs that as of yesterday total of 71 Covid positive patients are hospitalized across the isolation facilities at the National Referral Hospital isolation wards.
In terms of recoveries, the minister informs that “we are now starting to see many asymptomatic Covid-19 patients returning to negative as expected.”
“Stats from NRH Emergency Medical Team that tested all post-covid 50 staff showed a very high recovery rate of 86 percent after day 10 of testing.
“This is welcoming news for the hospital emergency operation center as they look forward to getting the nurses and doctors back into operation,” he said.
Dr Togamana said, there have also been reports of many people in the communities experiencing flu like symptoms and have also started to recover.
However, the minister says this should not sway “us away from being vigilant and let our guards down with Covid-19 safe measures.”
“Let us continue to uphold these measures and get ourselves vaccinated against Covid-19 if you haven’t yet,” Dr Togamana emphasiSes.
SOURCE: SIBC/ PACNEWS
