The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is the testing centre for COVID-19 in The Gambia. COVID-19 testing is facilitated by our partners at the Ministry of Health.
Our target turnaround time (TAT) for providing test results to the Ministry of Health is 24 hours from when the sample is received at our Unit in Fajara. The waiting period for samples collected from remote locations would include the time it took to deliver them to the lab.
Please note that the current waiting period internationally ranges from 2 to 4 days or more. For example, Public Health Ontario Canada has a TAT of 4 days, and some commercial test providers in South Africa indicate 2-4 days TAT.
This page will be updated daily to provide information on the number of tests conducted, and the results from these tests. Do check back regularly to stay updated on our COVID-19 diagnostics support to the Ministry of Health.
Termination of daily COVID-19 diagnostics reports from MRCG at LSHTM
With effect from 4 June, the Unit will no longer share daily diagnostics reports on social media and our website. While we will continue to conduct testing as part of our support to the national COVID-19 response efforts, reporting will be done through the Ministry of Health’s channels. We encourage members of the public to follow the daily COVID-19 situation reports from the Ministry for relevant information.
June 2020
- 03 June 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 28 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 28 Total: 1969 Total: 1793 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 28 Total: 26 Total: 1836 - 02 June 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 53 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 20 Total: 1941 Total: 1765 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 49 Total: 26 Total: 1808 - 01 June 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 33 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 32 Total: 1888 Total: 1745 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 33 Total: 25 Total: 1759
May 2020
- 30 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 31 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 31 Total: 1855 Total: 1713 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 31 Total: 25 Total: 1726 - 29 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 7 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 2 Total: 1824 Total: 1682 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 4 Total: 25 Total: 1695 - 28 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 19 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 10 Total: 1817 Total: 1680 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 19 Total: 25 Total: 1691 - 27 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 20 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 4 Total: 1798 Total: 1670 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 19 Total: 25 Total: 1672 *1 repeat test on active case gave positive results
- 26 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 53 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 52 Total: 1778 Total: 1666 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 53 Total: 25 Total: 1653 - 25 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 17 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 10 Total: 1725 Total: 1614 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 14 Total: 25 Total: 1600 - 22 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 124 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 117 Total: 1708 Total: 1604 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 123 Total: 25 Total: 1586 - 21 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 12 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 4 Total: 1584 Total: 1487 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 9 Total: 24 Total: 1463 *3 repeat tests on active cases gave positive results
- 20 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 9 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 8 Total: 1567 Total: 1475 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 9 Total: 24 Total: 1498 - 19 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 19 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 8 Total: 1558 Total: 1467 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative* - New: 16 Total: 24 Total: 1489 *3 repeat tests on active cases gave positive results
- 18 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 22 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 16 Total: 1539 Total: 1459 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 21 Total: 24 Total: 1470 - 16 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 14 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 14 Total: 1517 Total: 1443 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 14 Total: 23 Total: 1449 - 15 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 96 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 86 Total: 1503 Total: 1429 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 96 Total: 23 Total: 1435 - 14 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 11 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 10 Total: 1407 Total: 1343 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 11 Total: 23 Total: 1339 - 13 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 24 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 17 Total: 1396 Total: 1333 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 24 Total: 23 Total: 1328 - 12 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 79 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 71 Total: 1372 Total: 1316 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 78 Total: 23 Total: 1304 - 11 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 45 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 43 Total: 1293 Total: 1245 Cases Tested Positive - New: 2 Cases Tested Negative - New: 41 Total: 22 Total: 1226 - 09 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 93 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 90 Total: 1248 Total: 1202 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 93 Total: 20 Total: 1185 - 08 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 77 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 76 Total: 1155 Total: 1112 Cases Tested Positive - New: 2 Cases Tested Negative - New: 75 Total: 20 Total: 1092 - 07 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 194 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 194 Total: 1077 Total: 1036 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 192 Total: 18 Total: 1017 - 06 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 160 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 160 Total: 881 Total: 842 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 160 Total: 17 Total: 825 - 05 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 161 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 161 Total: 721 Total: 682 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 161 Total: 17 Total: 665 - 04 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 11 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 11 Total: 560 Total: 521 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 11 Total: 17 Total: 504 - 02 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 28 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 28 Total: 549 Total: 510 Cases Tested Positive - New: 5 Cases Tested Negative* - New: 11 Total: 17 Total: 491 *2 samples gave indeterminate results and will be resampled.
- 01 May 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 25 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 24 Total: 518 Total: 483 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 25 Total: 12 Total: 472
April 2020
- 30 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 22 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 22 Total: 493 Total: 459 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 21 Total: 12 Total: 447 - 29 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 24 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 24 Total: 471 Total: 437 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 23 Total: 11 Total: 426 - 28 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 33 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 32 Total: 447 Total: 413 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 33 Total: 10 Total: 403 - 27 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 2 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 2 Total: 413 Total: 383 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 2 Total: 10 Total: 373 - 24 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 6 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 2 Total: 404 Total: 371 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 6 Total: 10 Total: 361 - 23 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 30 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 30 Total: 398 Total: 369 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 30 Total: 10 Total: 359 - 22 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 6 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 2 Total: 368 Total: 339 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 6 Total: 10 Total: 329 - 21 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 29 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 29 Total: 362 Total: 337 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 29 Total: 10 Total: 327 - 19 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 23 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 16 Total: 333 Total: 308 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 22 Total: 10 Total: 298 - 17 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 9 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 8 Total: 310 Total: 292 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 8 Total: 9 Total: 283 - 16 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 5 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 4 Total: 301 Total: 284 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 4 Total: 9 Total: 275 - 15 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 5 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 5 Total: 296 Total: 280 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 5 Total: 9 Total: 271 - 14 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 6 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 5 Total: 291 Total: 275 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 5 Total: 9 Total: 266 - 13 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 6 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 6 Total: 285 Total: 270 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 6 Total: 9 Total: 261 - 11 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 76 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 76 Total: 279 Total: 264 Cases Tested Positive - New: 5 Cases Tested Negative - New: 70 Total: 9 Total: 255 Inconclusive test: 1
- 10 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 4 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 4 Total: 203 Total: 188 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 4 Total: 4 Total: 184 - 09 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 6 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 6 Total: 199 Total: 184 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 6 Total: 4 Total: 180 - 08 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 21 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 19 Total: 193 Total: 178 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 19 Total: 4 Total: 174 - 07 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 39 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 39 Total: 172 Total: 159 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New*: 38 Total: 4 Total: 154 *The results for one of the samples was inconclusive. A retest will be done for a final result.
- 06 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 3 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 3 Total: 133 Total: 120 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 3 Total: 4 Total: 116 - 03 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 5 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 5 Total: 130 Total: 117 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 5 Total: 4 Total: 113 - 02 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 16 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 14 Total: 125 Total: 112 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 14 Total: 4 Total: 108 - 01 April 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 11 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 11 Total: 109 Total: 98 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 11 Total: 4 Total: 94
March 2020
- 31 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 5 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 3 Total: 98 Total: 87 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 3 Total: 4 Total: 83 - 30 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 14 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 12 Total: 93 Total: 85 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 12 Total: 4 Total: 80 - 28 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 23 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 23 Total: 79 Total: 72 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 22 Total: 4 Total: 68 - 27 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 5 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 4 Total: 56 Total: 49 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 4 Total: 3 Total: 46 - 26 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 6 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 5 Total: 52 Total: 45 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 5 Total: 3 Total: 42 - 24 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 16 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 16 Total: 45 Total: 40 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 16 Total: 3 Total: 37 - 22 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 3 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 2 Total: 29 Total: 24 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 1 Total: 3 Total: 21 - 21 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 3 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 3 Total: 26 Total: 22 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 22 Total: 2 Total: 20 - 20 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 1 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 0 Total: 23 Total: 19 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 0 Total: 1 Total: 18 - 19 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 4 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 4 Total: 22 Total: 19 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 4 Total: 1 Total: 18 - 18 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 1 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 1 Total: 18 Total: 15 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 1 Total: 1 Total: 14 - 17 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 5 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 5 Total: 17 Total: 14 Cases Tested Positive - New: 1 Cases Tested Negative - New: 4 Total: 1 Total: 13 - 15 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 1 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 1 Total: 12 Total: 9 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 1 Total: 0 Total: 9 - 14 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 3 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 3 Total: 11 Total: 8 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 3 Total: 0 Total: 8 - 10 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 2 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 1 Total: 8 Total: 5 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 1 Total: 0 Total: 5 - 09 March 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 1 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 1 Total: 6 Total: 4 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 1 Total: 0 Total: 4
February 2020
- 27 February 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 1 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 1 Total: 5 Total: 3 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 1 Total: 0 Total: 3 - 17 February 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 2 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 0 Total: 4 Total: 2 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 0 Total: 0 Total: 0 - 15 February 2020
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Samples Tested - New: 2 Suspected Cases Tested - New: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Cases Tested Positive - New: 0 Cases Tested Negative - New: 2 Total: 0 Total: 2