Two (2) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and twelve (112) samples processed on Sunday August 8th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.8%.
The two (2) cases are imported cases from St. Lucia and the United States of America. Five (5) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and twenty (125) samples processed on Monday August 9th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 4%.
Two (2) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Fifty (50) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died.
Two thousand three hundred and six (2306) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, two hundred and forty-four (2244) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020.
As of 10th August 2021, some 25,782 vaccines were administered in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
In view of the increased risk of infection with and subsequent transmission of COVID-19 posed by the growing incidence of variants of concern in persons entering St. Vincent and the Grenadines, strict compliance with all protocols and recommendations including the effective use of masks, physical distancing, hand sanitizing and immunization with the available vaccines is strongly recommended.
