More than 500 children and young people aged 19 and younger have died from covid-19 in the country, since the start of the pandemic.

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16 September 2021

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases has released its latest report looking at this age group, for the period 1 March 2020 to 28 August this year. Over the same period, more than 2.2-million tests in this age group were conducted, with a positivity rate of 15.8%.

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Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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