"Today, I'm pleased to announce here that we will be receiving the first of the
Making the disclosure
He also reveals a total of 36,788 persons have been vaccinated in Montserrado County, while other counties are gearing up to receive the jabs across the country.
He says the ministry is making sure to get more females vaccinated, as their male counterparts, adding that before MoH mobile team gets to any institution or community to administer the vaccine, there must be a consent of about 40 persons above age 18.
Assistant Minister of Health for statistics and head of contact tracing,
He notes the highest case rate experienced thus far came as a result of the third wave of the virus when in a period of two months, the ministry recorded 3,249 cases, representing 56 percent of the total case count.
Meanwhile, he says there are few counties still battling the virus and calls for collective effort to break transmission in communities.
The Assistant Minister names counties in response, countdown, and preparedness, including Grand Kru, Sinoe, Rivercess, Gbarpolu, and Bomi, respectively, adding these counties had cases before but they have recovered and gone 28 days without any fresh case.
He continues that Lofa, Bong, Margibi, and Grand Bassa Counties are in the countdown, which means they just discharged their last case and are progressing towards a 28 incubation period.
However, Maryland County has three (3) confirmed cases and a follow-up contact; Rivergee, 13 cases with nine (9) of those cases in the treatment unit, while Grand Gedeh County has three (3) confirmed cases in a treatment facility with 18 follow-up contacts, according to Wesseh.
Meanwhile, he says Nimba County tops the list with 39 confirmed cases, involving Ivoirian refugees that are set to be repatriated, while Grand
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