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Health Officials are continuing to investigate over two hundred cases of COVID-19 here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Health Officials are continuing to investigate over two hundred cases of COVID-19 here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Ministry of Health hosted a Virtual Media Conference via Zoom yesterday, to provide an update on the virus.
According to the Coronavirus Taskforce, to date there are 234 active COVID-19 cases, with 211 cases under investigation.
Speaking during the Virtual Media Conference yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Simone Keizer Beache said more persons have been admitted to the Argyle Isolation Facility and the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital for Medical care.
First ‘non-travellers’ COVID cases
As of December 28, one person, of 24 active cases of COVID-19, was being treated at the Argyle Isolation Centre.
The Health Services Subcommittee advised, into the early hours of Tuesday evening, that two (new) positive cases of COVID-19, with no history of travel, were confirmed over the last 24 hours.
Health Officials assured that extensive contact tracing and testing have been initiated. All possible contacts have been quarantined
This brings the number of recorded cases to 115, though this is recorded here without confirmation by the appropriate health officials.
No further details were released by the Health Officials but, in what appeared to be efforts to address speculation consequent upon the release as referenced, electricity provider VINLEC and telecommunications service provider FLOW issued separate statements addressing the issue.
SVG confirms four new Covid-19 cases from USA & UK Social Share
St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday, December 28 confirmed four new COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of active cases to 24.
A release from the Health Services Sub-Committee of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said two adult travelers arrived from the United Kingdom on December 21 with negative PCR test results, tested negative on entry and positive day 5. One traveler who arrived on December 11 from the USA, tested positive after being in close contact with a known positive. The fourth new positive is a traveler who arrived from the USA on December 19 with a negative PCR, tested negative on entry and day 5, then positive on day 9. All persons are non-nationals and will be isolated until cleared by two negative tests. Contact tracing and testing have commenced.