Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (18 August 2021)
18 August 2021 |
6:00 pm
New Cases: 396 Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 58,561 Active Cases: 12,312 Total Recovered: 44,305 (393 New) Currently Admitted in Treatment Units: 270 (29 New) New Discharges from Treatment Units: 22 Total Test Conducted: 372,701 (2,073 New) Total Deaths: 2,012 (14 New) Vaccination: First Dose AstraZeneca: 464,810 (177 New) Second Dose AstraZeneca: 170,122 (5,576 New) Full Dose…
New Cases: 396
Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 58,561
Active Cases: 12,312
Total Recovered: 44,305 (393 New)
Currently Admitted in Treatment Units: 270 (29 New)
New Discharges from Treatment Units: 22
Total Test Conducted: 372,701 (2,073 New)
Total Deaths: 2,012 (14 New)
Vaccination:
First Dose AstraZeneca: 464,810 (177 New)
Second Dose AstraZeneca: 170,122 (5,576 New)
Full Dose Johnson & Johnson: 133,348 (12,389 New)
Total Fully Vaccinated: 303,470 (17,965)
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health and Population, Republic of Malawi.
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