{"id":313803,"date":"2022-02-03T09:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T07:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=313803"},"modified":"2022-02-03T09:25:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T07:25:56","slug":"omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=313803","title":{"rendered":"Omaheke hit hard as 74 test positive at one school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>SCHOOLGOING children are dominating Covid-19 infections in the country with 78 learners from Omaheke testing positive from a total of 105 new infections reported on 1 February 2022, and 74 cases recorded at one primary school.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This is worsened by the low uptake of vaccinations especially those under 18, with a mere 4 090 children aged 12 to 17 years having received one dose of Pfizer, representing 1.3% of the target population (307 298). Of these, 1 027 are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This is according to the latest health update by the Ministry of Health and Social Services.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school-1024x614.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school-500x300.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Omaheke-hit-hard-as-74-test-positive-at-one-school.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>File photo for illustrative purposes only.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Among the confirmed cases, 78 are learners of which 74 are from Mphe Thuto Primary School in Gobabis and two students from other institutions.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Of the infected, one case received one dose of the vaccine and three are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The number of active cases stands at 8 111.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Currently, 94 cases are hospitalized across all regions except Omaheke and Kavango West.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Two of the hospitalized cases have received one dose of the vaccine, while seven are fully vaccinated and 85 are not vaccinated, constituting 90.4% of all hospitalized cases.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>None of the nine cases in Intensive Care Units are vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The health ministry also announced four deaths from four districts.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>All deaths occurred between 26 and 28 January 2022. The death reported from the Opuwo district occurred at home.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>None of the deceased cases were vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>By 31 January 2022, a total of 418 591 people aged 18 years and older have received one dose of the vaccine, representing 28.4% of the target population (1 471 973).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter SCHOOLGOING children are dominating Covid-19 infections in the country with 78 learners from Omaheke testing positive from a total of 105 new infections reported on 1 February 2022, and 74 cases recorded at one primary school. 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