THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IS 307.
The Ministry of Health, on Friday, November 5, confirmed a total of fifteen (15) new cases of COVID-19. These cases were processed on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at the Ezra Long Laboratory from a total of 187 samples, which were collected between November 3 and November 4, 2021. This number of positive cases makes up 8% of all the samples processed on that date. These new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in-country to date to 12,688.Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 24 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. This brings the number of active cases in-country to 307. Currently, one individual is in a critical state and three others are severely ill at the Respiratory Hospital.
Vaccinations will resume on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Vigie Sports Complex, Gros Islet H.R. Centre, CSA Centre in Sans Souci, La Fargue Wellness Centre, Vieux Fort Wellness Centre, Jon Odlum Secondary School, and the La Resource Constituency Council.
Vaccinations are scheduled for distribution at all sites from 9 am to 5 pm.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs will continue providing daily updates to the public as new information becomes available. For more information please contact the Office of the Chief Medical Officer or the Epidemiology Unit, at 468-5309/468-5317 respectively.