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18 April 2021 — Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3172 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-three thousand, eight hundred, and eighty-eight (23888). To date, twenty-two thousand, two hundred, and forty-one (22241) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and fifty-nine (159) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, three hundred, and twenty-two (1322) and three hundred and twenty-five (325) deaths. 

Yenagoa, 19 April, 2021 - The maiden Bayelsa Health Summit with the theme, Achieving Improved Health Systems Performance through Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement”, opens today in the capital city Yenagoa. 

17 April 2021 — Fifty-four (54) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4324 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-three thousand, eight hundred, and sixty-six (23866). To date, twenty-two thousand, and eighty-two (22082) patients have recovered, including sixty-seven (67) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and sixty-two (1462) and three hundred and twenty-two (322) deaths. 

16 April 2021 — Sixty-eight (68) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6014 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and twelve (23812). To date, twenty-two thousand, and fifteen (22015) patients have recovered, including two hundred and ten (210) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and seventy-five (1475) and three hundred and twenty-two (322) deaths. 

15 April 2021 — Seventy-two (72) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6289 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-three thousand, seven hundred and forty-four (23744). To date, twenty-one thousand, eight hundred, and eighty-five (21805) patients have recovered, including two hundred and eleven (211) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, six hundred, and eighteen (1618) and three hundred and twenty-one (321) deaths. 

The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Jonas Chanda officially launched the COVID-19 vaccination on 14 April 2021 at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. Zambia received the first consignment of 228,000 doses of the vaccine from the COVAX facility, a global Initiative representing a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) working on the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Abuja, 15 April, 2021 - On the 14 April 2021, Nigeria launched the implementation the Global Fund 2021-2023 Malaria grant towards support to the elimination of the disease and for building resilient sustainable system for health across the country. 

14 April 2021 — Sixty-nine (69) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6312 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-three thousand, six hundred and seventy-two (23672). To date, twenty-one thousand, five hundred, and ninety-four (21594) patients have recovered, including one hundred and ninety-nine (199) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, seven hundred, and sixty-one (1761) and three hundred and seventeen (317) deaths.