St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed seventeen (17) new COVID-19
cases. All of the cases are nationals detected during contact tracing and screening.
There are now six hundred and twenty-two (622) local cases of COVID-19, the
majority of whom are linked to various clusters.
One hundred and fifty-three (153) persons have recovered, six hundred and eight
(608) cases remain active and two (2) persons with COVID-19 have died. Seven
hundred and sixty-three (763) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent
and the Grenadines since March 2020. All positive cases will remain isolated until
cleared. All close contacts of positive cases, should contact the flu clinic in their
district to arrange testing. These close or primary contacts must remain in their place
of quarantine until receipt of their results.
All residents of and visitors to St. Vincent and the Grenadines are reminded of the
importance of consistently wearing facial coverings to protect themselves from
being infected with the virus which causes COVID-19.
