81 new covid19 cases, active cases now 1, 023
There are 81 new covid19 cases, according to the Health Ministry s Wednesday update.
This takes the total since March 2020 to 9,216 cases. The results come from samples taken between April 18 and 20.
Active cases also increased to 1,023. The death toll remains at 157. To date 21,231 people, or 1.57 per cent of the population, have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
There are 96 people in hospital. There are 64 people at the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility, of whom four are in the Intensive Care Unit and eight in the High Dependency Unit. Seventeen people are at Caura Hospital and 15 are in the Scarborough Regional Hospital, Fort King George.
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Our sincere condolences to families and friends of those who have lost their loved ones.
ADMISSIONS:
4,233 patients are on Home Based Isolation and Care. 236 patients are in the ICU, 45 on ventilatory support & 159 on supplemental oxygen. 32 patients are on observation. 259 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with 246 of them in general wards and 13 in High Dependency Units.
VACCINATION: 110,523 are Health Workers, 34,150 Security Officers, 59,906 Teachers & 217,442 are other members of the public who include those at 58 years and above.
Gender:
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ICMC Inaugurates a New COVID-19 Hospital Ward in Pakistan
April 9, 2021
On 6 April 2021, ICMC inaugurated a new hospital ward equipped with Intensive Care and High Dependency units in northwestern Pakistan. The ward will support the Government of Pakistan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new services are accessible to Pakistani nationals and the region’s large refugee population alike.
The new ward began admitting patients suffering from COVID-19 immediately after the opening ceremony, and was working at full capacity within 18 hours of its inauguration. Photo: ICMC’s medical staff attending the launch ceremony.
The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), along with its partner Humanity and Inclusion, has inaugurated a new ward to treat COVID-19 patients in the district of Buner, Pakistan.