James Kon
The number of new COVID-19 cases is increasing for the second consecutive week with daily average of 137 detections per day last week, compared to 101 in the previous week.
Of the 20,393 antigen rapid tests (ARTs) uploaded to the BruHealth application last week, 4.6 per cent were positives.
These were disclosed by the Ministry of Health in a statement yesterday.
Some 158 new cases were reported yesterday while there are no patients in Category 5 and one in Category 4 requiring respiratory assistance and close monitoring.
As of March 5, COVID-19 vaccination rate in Brunei Darussalam remains high with 79.1 per cent of population receiving at least three doses of the vaccine and 12 per cent with four shots.
