COVID-19 Overview 30.3% decrease in new cases (23 in Week 41 compared to 33 in Week 41). 7.5% increase in 7-day moving average for new cases in the last 14 days. Crude positivity is 1.3% compared to...
COVID-19 Overview 42.9% decrease in new cases (40 in Week 39 compared to 70 in Week 38) Crude positivity is 1.7% compared to 2.9% in Week 38 Most confirmed cases from NPHL through RT-PCR testing...
COVID-19 Overview 14.8% change in incident cases (70 in Week 38 compared to 61 in Week 37) Crude positivity is 2.9% compared to 2.4% in Week 37. Most confirmed cases from NPHL through RT-PCR testing...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases Updated COVID-19 travel guidance from MOH in line with East Africa Community (EAC): in-bound travellers can now enter South Sudan when fully...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases Laboratory testing Majority of new cases detected through pre-travel screening among asymptomatic travellers in Juba (77.8%) and alerts from...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases - No testing data from antigen rapid diagnostic tests (AgRDT) conducted by IOM at Nimule border crossing due to lack of test kits. Ag RDT kits...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases Most confirmed cases from Nimule border crossing, either through RT-PCR testing (3.6% positivity rate) or antigen rapid diagnostic tests (AgRDT)...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases Laboratory testing Slight decrease in weekly positivity rate for antigen rapid diagnostics tests (AgRDT) AgRDT to 5.5% in the week ending 5 June...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases 71% of all confirmed cases from Nimule border crossing thanks to IOM’s continuous screening and testing with antigen rapid diagnostics tests...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases No deaths reported since 31 December 2021. No admissions in Infectious Disease Unit since 3 February 2022 Latest genomic sequencing shows only...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low 7-day average daily reported COVID-19 cases 58% of all positive test results in past week from antigen Rapid Diagnostics Tests (AgRDT) collected by IOM at the Nimule...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low number of daily COVID-19 cases Surveillance Preliminary results from health facility prevalence survey conducted on 17 December 2021-28 February 2022 shows 18.7% positive...
COVID-19 Overview Stable number of 7-day average daily reported number of COVID-19 cases Despite increased travel due to Easter and Eid, no increase in cases, including from private laboratories...
COVID-19 Overview Stable number of 7-day average daily reported number of COVID-19 cases. Expanded use of antigen rapid diagnostics tests (AgRDT) allows for detection of COVID-19 cases in remote...
COVID-19 Overview Stable number of 7-day average daily reported number of COVID-19 cases. Updated Guidance for Screening of International Travelers at Points of Entries in South Sudan issued by...
COVID-19 Overview Slight increase in daily reported number of COVID-19 cases. Laboratory testing Majority of new cases from pre-travel screening (65.8%) and alerts (30.1%). Higher-than-average number...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low number COVID-19 cases Lack of testing from GeneXpert sites and Nimule resulting in low number of cases and low positivity rate Laboratory testing Majority of new cases...
COVID-19 Overview Stable low number of COVID-19 cases. One new death confirmed on 8 March 2022, with zero cases admitted to the Infectious Disease Unit in past 3 weeks Laboratory testing Majority of...
COVID-19 Overview Continuing decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Omicron confirmed in 100% of valid samples sent to Uganda Virus Research Institute for genomic sequencing: one third with sub...
COVID-19 Overview Further decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases throughout the country. Laboratory testing Majority of new cases from pre-travel screening (56.5%) and alerts through the hotline...
