Covid-19 : Current Epidemiological Situation Is The Best Since Beginning of Community Transmission (Official)

During a meeting with the press devoted to the presentation of the monthly report of the epidemic situation (March 16/April 12, 2022), Mrabet noted that the variant Omicron continues to circulate at a low rate with its sub-mutants BA.2 BA.1.

According to the official, the spread of the virus continues at a low level during this third inter-period or post-Omicron wave period, which runs for its sixth consecutive week, since the first week of March 2022, during which 3,138 cases were recorded, at a rate of 75 cases per day, a figure lower than the daily average reported in the second inter-period that followed the delta wave, where an average of 127 cases were confirmed per day.

The rate of positivity for this third inter-period is 1%, while it has stabilized over the past two weeks at 1.3%, he noted.

Regarding serious and critical cases, Mrabet noted that the total number of new cases admitted to the resuscitation and intensive care services during the last six weeks has reached 232 cases, while 349 patients have left these services after the improvement of their health status.

At the end of this third inter-period, 83 deaths have been reported, at a rate of two deaths per day, he said, adding that the last three weeks have recorded the lowest number of fatalities since the beginning of the community transmission of the virus in the country, in other words, since July 2020, with a total of 4 deaths only, registered in the last two weeks.

Regarding the national vaccination campaign, Mrabet said that the coverage rate of the third dose has reached 17% of the population, with a continuity rate equal to 27%.

In this regard, the official reiterated the call of the Ministry, especially to the elderly, immunofragile people and people with chronic diseases, to receive the booster dose to increase the level of immunity, because the risk of contracting the virus still exists, although it remains low.

The possibility of the emergence of other variants at the global level is not excluded, said Mrabet, estimating that the risk of new waves remains present, as confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its recent reports.