Twelve new cases from Talasea District in West New Britain while three cases from the National Capital District (NCD).

The country’s total number of COVID-19 cases, as a result, has climbed to 645, including seven knownCOVID-19 deaths.

At this stage, 16 of the 22 provinces in the country have confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The distribution of the cases is as follows:

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Provinces Confirmed Cases

NCD 356

Western Province 204

West New Britain 42

Eastern Highlands 13

Central 7

Morobe 6

East Sepik 3

Enga 3

East New Britain 2

Milne Bay 2

New Ireland 2

West Sepik 1

Southern Highlands 1

AROB 1

Hela Province 1

Western Highlands 1

TOTAL 645

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Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reached 58,900,457, including 463,730 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll is 1,393,305; of which 7,712 were reported in the last 24 hours.