By Adama Makasuba
Twenty-five Gambians were taken into quarantine after one of them tested positive upon returning from Mauritania.
The group mandatory isolation comes as the nation’s coronavirus numbers are spiking up again, despite the State relaxing almost all coronavirus restriction.
“25 Gambians, who recently returned from Mauritania, have been taken into quarantine Of these, one has tested positive for COVID-19. The country currently has 25 people in quarantine, 31 active cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.3%.
“12 new COVID-19 cases registered, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 3,696. This represents a 4.8% test positivity rate (12 out of 252 total tests performed). The median age of the new COVID-19 cases is 26 (range: 1 – 55 year.
“252 new laboratory test results received (84 from MRC and 168 from NPHL). No new test returned indeterminant / inconclusive. 10 patients in self-isolation newly recovered and got discharged by the virtual clinics,” the Ministry of Health stated in its report.
