MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19
IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
12 Safar 1443 / 19 September 2021
1. The Ministry of Health would like to announce that today, 12 Safar 1443 / 19 September 2021, ninety (90) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 5,047.
- Today, there are 23 additional new cases to 13 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, four new clusters have been detected. These new clusters are:
- 4771 Cluster that contains 3 new cases;
- 4772 Cluster that contains 4 new cases;
- 4785 Cluster that contains 3 new cases; and
- 4761 Cluster that contains 7 new cases.
All these new clusters include cases that have been previously reported as cases for which the source of infection has not been identified.
- Meanwhile, two clusters have been closed following no new detected cases in the clusters for 28 days. The closed clusters are 1385 Cluster and 1387 Cluster. Therefore, the current total active clusters are 91 clusters.
- Meanwhile, 50 cases are still being investigated to determine the source of the infection.
2. One hundred and twenty-two (122) cases have recovered today bringing the total number of recovered cases in Brunei Darussalam to 3,457 cases, whereas the total number active cases are 1,558 cases.
3. Among the active cases, nine cases are in critical condition, where eight of the cases require assistance of artificial ventilation. Meanwhile, one case requires the help of an additional heart/lung machine (ECMO). Meanwhile, twenty-four (24) 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 3,938 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 303,291 tests.
5. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the rescheduling process for the vaccination slots for those who were affected by the postponement of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine administration is still being actively implemented in stages. There were also bookings that were transferred to other vaccination centres. In this regard, four hundred and thirty-eight (438) bookings that were rescheduled had failed to attend yesterday to the Indoor Stadium Vaccination Centre. Therefore, the public is advised to check the status of their vaccination appointment via the BruHealth app or short messaging services (SMS) from time to time to ensure of the date of appointment slot and location of their vaccination centre. Those who are unable to attend on the date of the booking or have made other bookings are advised to cancel the booking to give the opportunity to others who can take advantage of the slots.
6. 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 : 12 Safar 1443H / 19 September 2021