Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 01 June 2021
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Dengue
DENV-2 in the Cook Islands: As of 25 May 2021, a total of 200 probable and confirmed dengue cases have been reported. Cases have been decreasing since week 16 to 21.
The red alert is changed to blue on the map. – Source: Cook Islands 2021 Dengue Type-2 (DENV-2) Outbreak Situation Report (25/05/2021) sent on PacNet on 26 May 2021.
Leptospirosis
New Caledonia: Leptospirosis cases are decreasing in New Caledonia, from 17 cases (Week 17) to 5 cases (Week 20) : 197 cases and 3 deaths were reported between 01 January 2021 and 28 May 2021, in comparison to 69 cases reported last year (total cases reported in 2020). The red alert is changed to blue on the map. – Source: Leptospirosis Situation as of 28 May 2021 on 01 June 2021.
Over 200 new cases of Covid-19 in PNG
The latest figures issued on the Covid-19 outbreak in Papua New Guinea record another 275 cases over the last three days of last week.
This has taken the country s tally to 15,187 since March, with more than 1,000 yet to recover.
There have been at least 156 deaths.
Each province has had cases, with the worst hit being the National Capital District with nearly five thousand.
Numbers are also high in Morobe, Western Province and Western and Eastern Highlands, while Manus recorded the most cases on Saturday.
Fiji police release crew members of the ill-fated FV Tiro II
MEDICAL Referral Services Director Ronald D. Sablan told the Legislature that the medical referral program “must be depoliticalized and adequately budgeted."