MoH Backtracks on Statement that 75% of COVID Cases being Reported, Actually Closer to 35%
November 17, 2022
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Only about a third of Covid-19 infections are being reported as cases, the Ministry of Health says, after previously saying the figure was closer to 75%.
The ministry’s latest Trends and Insights report, released on Monday, said “approximately three quarters of infections are being reported as cases”, based on wastewater testing.
However, it has since said that “based on updated wastewater methodology”, about 35% of infections were reported as cases as of the week to November 2.
A ministry spokesperson said the 75% assessment used in its latest report “is now regarded as being at the high end of the range, and … 35% is now viewed as more realistic”.