Government of Samoa

03/23/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/22/2022 13:55

PRESS RELEASE | PEPA O FA’AMATALAGA (20/ 03/2022)

COVID-19 COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION/CASES UPDATE

The public is hereby advised that as of today, 22nd March 2022, 220 new community cases were recorded in the last 24hrs. This brings the total number of community cases detected since 17th March 2022 to 467 with 454 cases confirmed in Upolu and 13 active cases in Savaii. There are still no active cases recorded for the islands of Manono and Apolima as of time of report.

A total of 3,313 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) were administered from Monday, 21 March to Tuesday, 22 March. Of this total 2,507 were administered in Upolu and 806 in Savaii. Overall, 11,588 RATs have been conducted to date since the 17th March 2022. According to the Ministry of Health, age groups between 15 to 19 years and 25 to 29 years of age recorded the highest percentages of positive cases.

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TALA LATA MAI O LE PEPESI AI TUA O LE FA'AMA'I, KOVITI - 19

Mo le silafia o le atunuu, o le Aso 22 Mati 2022 ua fa'amaonia mai ai e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina le fa'aopoopo ai o le to'a 220 oi latou fou mai le mamalu o le atunuu ua a'afia i le siama o le KOVITI-19 i totonu o le 24 itula talu ai, ma ua fa'amauina le si'itia o le aofa'i oi latou uaa'afia i le fa'amai o le KOVITI-19 i le taimi nei i le 467 talu mai le Aso 17 o Mati 2022.

O le 467 o le mamalu o le atunuu ua a'afia i le fa'amai, e aofia ai le 454 oi latou o loo nonofo i Upolu ua a'afia ma le 13 o loo nonofo i Savai'i ma o lo'o tumau pea le leai o se tasi ua fa'amauina le a'afia mai le motu o Manono ma Apolima.

Ua faamauina e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, e 3,313 suega (tests) sa fa'atinoina i le Aso Gafua, 21 Mati ma le Aso Lua 22 Mati 2022. O lenei aofaiga ua fa'amauina e 2,507 suega (tests) na fa'atinoina mo le motu o Upolu ae 806 suega (tests) na fa'atautaia mo Savai'i.

E tusa ai ma fa'amaumauga a le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, oi latou mai le 15 tausaga le matutua e agai atu i le 19 tausaga, fa'apea foi i latou mai le 25 tausaga le matutua e agai atu i le 29 tausaga, o loo fa'amauina le maualuga ai o le pasene (percentage) o tagata ua a'afia i le KOVITI-19.

March 23, 2022