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