Department of Disaster Management Safe, Resilient and Happy Bhutan
Data as of 17/08/2020
Source: Ministry of Health-Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MoHBhutan
Highlights:
In addition to the 4 persons declared positive last night, 1 more woman (aged 33) has been detected COVID-19 positive. The case was detected through a Flu Clinic in Phuntsholing.
The total number of cases in Bhutan is now 146 and there are 43 people in the isolation.
Results are awaited for the ** marked below.
Definitions:
a. Confirmed: number of people who have tested positive through COVID-19 tests.
b. Active: number of people who are currently in the isolation facilities because they are still COVID-19 positive.
c. Recovered: number of people who have tested negative on COVID-19 test and declared as recovered. Those who test negative twice over a 24 hour period are kept on 14 days of observation in a quarantine facility.
