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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>NAMIBIA has recorded 1 041 new Covid-19 infections. This is double the cases reported yesterday.<\/b><\/p>\n

The positivity ratio currently stands at 27,2%. \u201cKhomas region reported the highest number of new cases, totalling 608 and making up 58,4% of the total confirmed cases,\u201d health and social services minister Kalumbi Shangula said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 1 041 newly confirmed cases include 78 pupils from different schools, 41 health care workers, 15 students and eight teachers. \u201cThe number of the unvaccinated among the positive cases stands at 933, which translates to 89,6%,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n

Shangula also said 73 people are currently hospitalised with Covid-19, with four patients in the intensive care units. \u201cDuring the second wave in 2020, the number peaked at 683 on 13 December 2021. It remains in our power to change the course of the trajectory by practising the basic public health measures,\u201d Shangula stressed.<\/p>\n

Namibia’s current coronavirus pandemic figures are: Confirmed cases: 132 271 Recoveries: 125 889 Active cases: 2 793 Deaths: 3 577 Fully vaccinated: 325 896<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. NAMIBIA has recorded 1 041 new Covid-19 infections. This is double the cases reported yesterday. The positivity ratio currently stands at 27,2%. \u201cKhomas region reported the highest number of new cases, totalling 608 and making up 58,4% of the total confirmed cases,\u201d health and social services minister Kalumbi Shangula said on Saturday. 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