By Lamin Njie
A 50-year-old Senegalese has become the latest to test positive for coronavirus in Bakau bringing the number of cases of the deadly disease in the town to three.
The man who lives in the seaside town brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 18.
Top ministry of health official Dr Abdoulie Bittaye told reporters in Banjul on Thursday: “A new laboratory confirmed case has been recorded, making the cumulative total number of cases confirmed in the country to be 18. Another probable case has also been recorded.
“Both the newly confirmed and the probable test results are results of samples collected from a mass screening held in Bakau.
“While the confirm case manifests symptoms similar to those of COVID-19, the probable case is asymptomatic.
“Whereas the probable case is linked to the 12 case, the epidemiological link of the newly confirmed case to any of the confirmed cases is yet to be established.”
