Brunei reports another 29 new Covid-19 cases; rate of positive cases now stands at 1.2%


Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar (left) at the press conference. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 20 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei recorded 29 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday night (Jan 20), bringing the national tally of confirmed cases to 15,986. Of the 29 cases, 24 are local and five imported.

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar announced this at the press conference, adding that the new cases are the result of 2,380 laboratory tests conducted over the past 24 hours. The rate of positive cases now stands at 1.2 per cent.

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