The number of COVID-19 cases in Samoa has risen to 30, the Government has confirmed.

On Sunday, the Government Press Secretariat said the three new cases are of passengers who arrived in Samoa from Brisbane Australia.

Samoa remains at Alert Level 2 in terms of its COVID-19 response.

“As of this morning Sunday 30 January, 2022 the Ministry of Health advised that following the implementation of its regular test schedule for all persons in quarantine,” reads the statement.

Furthermore the three new positive cases have been identified from among the passengers including a 4-year-old child.  

“The total number of positive cases is 30 and all remain asymptomatic. 

“All frontline workers in quarantine other than the five nurses at the Isolation unit in Moto’otua Hospital continue to return negative cases after their third round of testing.  

“Currently there is no evidence of a community transmission.” 

This is a developing story.