BY James Kon
A high of 446 COVID-19 cases recovered on Thursday bringing the national tally of recoveries to 234,465.
Meanwhile, there are five cases in Category 4 requiring respiratory assistance and close monitoring and one case in Category 5 requiring treatment at the intensive care unit. There were no COVID-19 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.
The latest updates on the COVID-19 situation in the country were shared by the Ministry of Health in its daily report.
The overall population that has received the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is at 10.8 per cent while the coverage rate of the Brunei population with three shots of the vaccine remained at 78.6 per cent.
Meanwhile, the coverage for children aged five to 11 with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine is 86.2 per cent, while 61.7 per cent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 have been administered the third dose.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin