South Sudan registers lowest daily COVID-19 caseload in 2021

South Sudan registered the lowest daily COVID-19 caseload for the year 2021 after five people were found with the disease. The cases emanated from a sample size of 160.

According to the data from COVID-19 Incident Manager Dr Richard Lako, the latest cases imply that the positivity rate also dipped to 3.1 per cent. This is impressive on account that it rates below the recommended four per cent of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

South Sudan has now registered cumulative cases of 10,103 in a cumulative sample size of 130, 153.

The total number of active cases is 541 while the cases under follow up are 1,814, where 1,038 were reached as Monday, March 28.

So far, 9,454 people have recovered and 108 people have died of the virus.

South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, being the first batch of the 800,000 doses to roll out the vaccination exercise.

The ministry of health revealed that there is a plan to first immunise frontline health workers, teachers, security officers and elderly people above 65 years. The other group will comprise those with pre-existing conditions which makes them vulnerable for severe illnesses.

The ministry has already decided on three vaccination sites in Juba to target the population in Central Equatoria State. They will then proceed to inoculate other people in other states and counties.