Covid-19 emergencies rising: St John

THE St John Ambulance attended to 69 Coronavirus (Covid-19) emergency cases around the country on Sunday, according to chief executive officer Matt Cannon.
They attended to the same number on Wednesday last week – the highest number of cases the ambulance service had ever responded to in a 24-hour period for at least the past five years.
On Sunday, there were 44 emergency cases in the National Capital District of which 15 were Covid-19-related.
Central/Gulf had five emergency cases of which two were Covid-19.
Lae had four cases of which one was Covid-19.
Kokopo had eight emergency cases and Kundiawa had eight of which four were Covid-19.
Cannon said there were 54 Covid-19 patients admitted at the Nightingale Covid-19 centre and the Taurama Aquatic Centre of which 24 were moderate and on oxygen and 30 were mild cases. Yesterday, he said there were 48 patients at TAC of which 22 were moderate and on oxygen and 26 were mild.
Yesterday, he said the ambulance attended to 53 emergency cases.
NCD had 39 of which 17 were Covid-19.
Central/Gulf had four of which two were Covid-19.
Lae recorded two emergencies – all of it were Covid-19.