Brunei records 83.6 pct decrease of average daily COVID-19 cases from peak
Aug 23, 2022
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], August 23: Brunei logged a daily average of 283 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
According to the ministry's weekly briefing, 59,328 Antigen Rapid Test (ART) results were uploaded to the government platform within one week, with 3.3 percent of them being positive. This means that the average number of daily cases has decreased by 83.6 percent from the peak of the fourth wave of the pandemic in the middle of July last year.
Currently, one hospitalized case is held in intensive care unit and three cases require assisted breathing, according to the ministry.
As of Aug. 21, 76.6 percent of Brunei's population have received three doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while 9.0 percent have taken the fourth dose.
The COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and China's Sinopharm are administered in the Southeast Asian country.
Source: Xinhua
