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21 April 2021 — One hundred and seven (107) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4686 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-four thousand, one hundred, and twelve (24112). To date, twenty-two thousand, five hundred, and seventy-nine (22579) patients have recovered, including nineteen (19) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, two hundred, and six (1206) and three hundred and twenty-seven (327) deaths. 

20 April 2021 — Seventy-one (71) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4092 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-four thousand, and five (24005). To date, twenty-two thousand, five hundred, and sixty (22560) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and fifty-two (152) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, one hundred, and eighteen (1118) and three hundred and twenty-seven (327) deaths. 

19 April 2021 — Twenty-two (46) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3605 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases twenty-three thousand, nine hundred, and thirty-four (23934). To date, twenty-two thousand, four hundred, and eight (22408) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and sixty-seven (167) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand and two hundred (1200) and three hundred and twenty-six (326) deaths. 

Under normal circumstances, one would expect frontline health workers to be lining up in thousands to receive the much-anticipated lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine that does not only offer scientifically proven protection to them but also saves the lives of the eager patients.

The COVID-19 outbreak has ushered in some strange behaviours among some front-line health workers in Uganda among which is vaccine hesitancy. Who could have imagined that health workers would be hesitant about a vaccine whose benefits they know very well?

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. 

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.