Department of Disaster Management Safe, Resilient and Happy Bhutan
Data as of 19/08/2020
Source: Ministry of Health-Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MoHBhutan
A 29-year-old man (primary contact of the first case from Phuntsholing dry port) has tested positive while in home quarantine in Phuntsholing.
Another 31-year-old man (primary contact of the first case from Phuntsholing dry port) has also tested positive while in a facility quarantine in Paro.
A 28-year-old man tested positive in Paro (primary contact of the couple who tested positive in Paro) while in a facility quarantine in Paro. NOTE: This is the same case that was reported yesterday by the mainstream media.
The total number of positive cases is now 150 and 45 people are in the isolation.
2 people are being declared recovered.
3 Bhutanese students have been found COVID-19 positive in the Philippines.
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.
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