COVID-19 Update for South Sudan - 23 June 2022
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- Govt. South Sudan
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COVID-19 Overview
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Stable low confirmed COVID-19 cases
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Most confirmed cases from Nimule border crossing, either through RT-PCR testing (3.6% positivity rate) or antigen rapid diagnostic tests (AgRDT) conducted by IOM (1.9% positivity rate)
Laboratory testing
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Majority of new cases detected through point of entry screening in Nimule (53.6%) followed by pre-travel screening in private laboratories in Juba (32.1%)
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Decrease in weekly positivity rate for AgRDT to 1.5% in the week ending 19 June 2022 from 5.5% in the preceding week.