10 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing the country’s total COVID-19 cases to 15,516.
The Ministry of Health in its press release also stated that out of the new cases, 5 are local while 5 are imported cases. Meanwhile, 2,632 lab tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, with the rate of positive cases is at 0.4 percent.
One case is in Category 5, requiring oxygen assistance and is under close monitoring. There are 97 active cases after 2 cases recovered, bringing the total recovered cases to 15,319. Meanwhile, the bed occupancy rate in isolation centres nationwide is 2.3 percent.
As of 3rd January 2022, the overall rate of the population who have received at least one dose of the vaccine is 94.6 percent; 93.4 percent have received two doses; while 22.7 percent have received three doses of the vaccine.
For the movement restriction carried out from 10 at night until 4 in the morning, 2 violations of the directive nationwide were issued with compound fines.
Source: Radio Television Brunei