Maria David
WITH people flocking to the coast for the holidays, the Erongo region reported the majority of the 970 new Covid-19 cases in the last reporting cycle, namely 265.
In the Khomas region, 229 cases tested positive of the 2 753 results received countrywide.
One death was recorded in the Windhoek district.
An unvaccinated 80-year-old woman with co-morbidities died on 16 December.
There were no cases reported in the Omaheke region.
Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, the Minister of Health and Social Services, said a total of 396 439 people have received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, representing 26.4% of the target population including 1 008 children aged 12 to 17 years.
“A total of 99 905 have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is administered as one dose, while 234 797 adults had received two doses of other vaccines,” said Shangula.
“We are also reporting 88 new re-infections with Khomas reporting the highest, namely 30, making up 34.1%,” he said.
Among the confirmed cases are 56 learners, 33 healthcare workers, 12 students and 5 teachers.
Four of the cases received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, 18 cases are fully vaccinated, while 948 or 97.7% of the new cases are unvaccinated.
The number of active cases stands at 7 132.
Hospitalized cases are still increasing with 189 across 11 regions, of which 14 are in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
“Eight of the hospitalized cases have received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and two are fully vaccinated. All cases in ICU are not vaccinated,” the minister concluded.
