10 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing total COVID-19 cases to 15,412. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health stated the matter at a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation held at Dewan Al ‘Afiah, Ministry of Health. Joining the media conference was Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs.
Of the total, 3 are local and 7 are import cases. The number of new cases are the result of 1,120 lab tests conducted in the past 24 hours. Therefore, the rate of positive cases is 0.9 percent. Among the cases being treated at the National Isolation Centre, 1 Category 5 case is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit requiring artificial ventilation assistance. 15 cases have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 15,113 while 199 cases remain active. Meanwhile, the bed occupancy rate in isolation centres nationwide is 4.3 percent.
Source: Radio Television Brunei