Two patients at the COVID – 19 ward of the MCMH has died.
Sources told St Vincent Times that the deaths occurred on Saturday 4 December and Sunday 5 December.
A 69-year-old male patient died on Sunday morning, while a 55-year-old female patient died on Saturday.
Both patients, according to sources, were unvaccinated. The patients had known underlying conditions.
The deaths bring SVG’s COVID-19 death toll to 76.
According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, over 400 cases are currently active.
At the time of this publication, 23,193 are fully vaccinated, and 31,580 have taken their first dose.
New Cases
Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and ninety (190) samples collected on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 9.5%. Seventeen (17) new rapid antigen-positive results were reported from flu clinics on December 1st, 2021.
Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and seventy (170) samples collected on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, resulting in a positivity of 15.2%. Nineteen (19) new rapid antigen-positive results were reported from flu clinics on December 2nd, 2021.
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There are currently five (5) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the Argyle Isolation Facility. All are unvaccinated. Five (5) patients are admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. All are unvaccinated.