The Ministry of Health has announced 184 new COVID-19 confirmed cases from 3 108 results in the last 24 hours. This is an increase of 56% in COVID-19 cases. The Khomas Region reports the highest number of new cases totalling 140, thus making up 76% of the total confirmed cases. Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr Kalumbi Shangula has expressed concern over the meteoric rise in the number of new infections and is calling on the public to observe preventive measures, more than before. Dr Shangula is discouraging companies from organising year-end functions as these functions are enablers of transmission on a large scale. Clinicians who suspect COVID-19 infection in patients with flu-like symptoms and other respiratory ailments must test them immediately.