MEDIA STATEMENT

ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19

IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

21 Muharram 1443 / 30 August 2021

 

1.           The Ministry of Health would like to announce that today, Monday, 21 Muharram 1443 / 30 August 2021, seventy-six (76) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 2,641.

  • Today, one new cluster has been detected that brings the total number of active clusters to 46 clusters. This new cluster is Cluster 1848 that contains 14 cases where 4 of these cases are newly detected today while the rest are cases that have been reported previously as cases whose source of infection have not been identified.
  • There are 27 additional new cases to 7 of the existing active clusters. The cases in these active clusters are individuals who are currently being quarantined and were found to be in contact with several confirmed cases.
  • Meanwhile, 45 cases are still being investigated to determine the source of the infection.
  • Contact tracing for all these new cases is currently undergoing. All identified close contacts are required to undergo mandatory quarantine and RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 test.

 

2.           One hundred and eleven (111) cases have recovered today bringing the total of recovered cases to 836 cases. This means currently, there is a total of 1,794 active cases in Brunei Darussalam.

 

3.           Among the active cases, seven cases are in critical condition, where six cases require assistance of artificial ventilation. Meanwhile, one case still requires the help of an additional heart/lung machine (ECMO). Meanwhile, thirty-three (33) cases that were categorised in Category 4 are now admitted at the Intensive Care Unit for close monitoring.

 

4.           In the past 24 hours, a total of 1,811 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 228,841 tests.

 

5.           For further information and latest updates, please visit the official website of the Ministry of Health at www.moh.gov.bn or through the BruHealth App. Any inquiries on COVID-19 can also be directed to the Health Advice Line 148, Talian Darussalam 123, Brunei Red Crescent (BRC) Helpdesk Line or email to: askhal@moh.gov.bn.

 

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Reference      : KK/PR/2

Date           : 21 Muharram 1443H / 30 August 2021



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