Four new virus cases

Four new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, one female and three males, were identified from among the 576 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Saturday, July 3.

Thirty-one people are currently in isolation.

There have been 4 086 confirmed cases of COVID-19 – 1 979 females and 2 107 males – recorded since the pandemic began in March, last year. Forty-seven people have died from the viral illness.

A total of 187 754 tests have been carried out by the public health laboratory.

The National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19 has seen 95 528 people receiving the first dose of the vaccine. The number of persons who have been given second doses and are fully vaccinated is 71 494 – 29 411 males and 42,083 females. (BGIS)