James Kon
Brunei Darussalam recorded 1,006 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally of confirmed cases to 128,306. Of the new cases, 819 were from antigen rapid test (ART) results uploaded to the BruHealth app, while 187 were from 2,045 RT-PCR laboratory tests performed in the past 24 hours.
The country also recorded two COVID-19 fatalities. The cases were not categorised as deaths due to COVID-19.
Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar shared the latest COVID-19 updates at a press conference yesterday.
In light of the fatalities, Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said, “On behalf of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the people of Brunei Darussalam, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the cases’ families. May their families be given patience in their passing and may their souls receive blessings and be placed among the pious.”
The minister also revealed that there are nine cases in Category 4 while four cases are recorded in Category 5.
This total represents five per cent of the treatment capacity of Categories 4 and 5 at the National Isolation Centre.
Meanwhile, he noted that 1,923 cases have recovered bringing the total number of recovered cases in Brunei Darussalam to 117,061 and total active cases to 11,046.
At present, the bed occupancy rate in isolation centres nationwide is 4.6 per cent with 155 active cases placed in isolation centres and hospitals. A total of 10,891 positive cases are undergoing home self-isolation.
As of March 22, 60.2 per cent of the total population has received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
No violations were reported during the movement restrictions from midnight to 4am yesterday.
Permanent Secretary at the MoH Haji Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin was also present.
