222 new COVID-19 cases

A total of 222 people tested positive for COVID-19 from the 744 tests conducted at laboratories across the island on Friday, August 19th.

The cases comprise 31 people under the age of 18, and 191 who are 18 years and older.

There were 64 people in isolation facilities, while 3,429 were in home isolation.

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of fully vaccinated people is 154,266 (56.9 per cent of the total population or 67.5 per cent of the eligible population).

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