More COVID-19 deaths are expected to be reported in the coming weeks, says Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong.
He said this was because of the expected delayed occurrence and reporting of severe outcomes.
Dr Fong said while they continued to witness a persistent decrease in the reported case data, everyone needed to remain vigilant.
“We must maintain community-wide adoption of COVID-safe measures together with immunisation as a means to reduce disease spread and protect those in the community who are less able to fend for themselves,” he said in a statement.
“The impact of immunisation is clearly demonstrated in our hospitalisation rates for the severe disease which has decreased as reported by all the divisional hospitals and we know that vaccination combined with COVID safe measures will help keep the health care load manageable.
“Based on the above data and reported global trends, expanding the vaccination coverage to children and increasing the uptake of booster doses will improve our ability to live with COVID and ensure that we can continue to engage safely in the recovery of our economy and with the health system.”
Dr Fong advised people who were sick not to attend work or school.
The ministry also recorded 61 new COVID-19 cases of which 24 cases were recorded in the Central Division; 33 cases in the Western Division; three in the Northern Division and one in the Eastern Division.
