Five (5) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and forty-six (146) samples collected on Saturday October 23rd, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 3.4%. Five (5) new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on October 23rd, 2021.
Five (5) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from ninety-one (91) samples collected on Sunday October 24th, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 5.5%. No new rapid antigen positive results were reported from flu clinics on October 24th, 2021.
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There are currently nine (9) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the Argyle Isolation Facility. All are unvaccinated. Twenty (20) patients are admitted to the COVID-19 wards at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Sixteen (16) patients are unvaccinated, two (2) are partially vaccinated and two (2) patients are fully vaccinated
COVID-19 DEATHS
Three (3) new deaths were recorded over the reporting period. A 36-year-old male who tested positive on October 20th, 2021, died on October 24th, 2021, following admission to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. The deceased had no known underlying conditions
and was unvaccinated.
An 83-year-old female who tested positive on October 18th, 2021, also died on October 24th, 2021, following admission to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. The deceased had a known underlying condition and was unvaccinated. A 90-year-old female who tested positive on October22nd, 2021, died on October 25th, 2021, following admission to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.
The deceased had known underlying conditions and was unvaccinated. Their deaths bring the death toll from COVID-19 to sixty-three
COVID-19 SUMMARY
Fifteen (15) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. One thousand seven hundred and seventy-four (1774) cases are currently active and sixty-three (63) persons with COVID-19 have died. Four thousand and eight hundred and sixty (4860) cases of COVID-19 and three thousand and twenty-three(3023) recoveries havebeen recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
since March 2020.
In view of the confirmed presence of the Delta, Mu and Gamma variants in the community and the significant increase in the number of new infections, transmission, severe COVID-19 disease and deaths, strict enforcement and compliance with all protocols and recommendations by
everyone is stronglyrecommended.
The correct and consistent useof masks, avoidance of crowds, physical distancing, proper hand sanitizingand immunization with available vaccines have allbeen
proven to significantly reduce the risk of being infected, getting sick and or dying from the COVID-19 virus.