Kingstown – St Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second coronavirus (COVID-19) death on Monday. The deceased is an 80-year-old male who was admitted to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital on Friday, with complications of a chronic non-communicable disease, the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said in a press statement. “The elderly gentleman tested positive for COVID-19 during the routine screening conducted on all admissions,” the statement added. “The patient, …
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Opposition Parliamentary St Clair ‘Major’ Leacock was said to be at home resting, following an incident that occurred on Sunday, January 10, at Redemptions Sharpes. Reports are that Leacock, who is the MP for the area, fell down a flight of stairs and ca
St. Clair Leacock, MP for West Kingstown, was up to Monday last, said to be resting at home but still in some pain.
By: Dayle Da Silva•
Opposition Parliamentary St Clair ‘Major’ Leacock was said to be at home resting, following an incident that occurred on Sunday, January 10, at Redemptions Sharpes.
Reports are that Leacock, who is the MP for the area, fell down a flight of stairs and came to a stop in the road, not far away from a parked car.
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Twenty-four new COVID-19 cases were recorded in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Sunday, bringing the number of active cases in the country to 143.
Of this number, there is one imported case; a non-national who arrived from the United Kingdom on December 26, 2020 with a negative PCR test and tested positive during quarantine.
All of the other 23 new cases are nationals with no recent travel history.
“A detailed review of all of the positive cases reported over the last two weeks has led to a minor revision of the total number of cases under investigation. This reconciliation has confirmed that there are 120 local cases being investigated,” a release from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said.
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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.