Twenty one new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from 191 samples processed on Saturday 25th September, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 11%.
One new case was detected on entry screening from Carriacou, and another was detected on exit screening. All other cases are contacts of known positive cases and persons seeking care. Ten rapid antigen positive results were reported for Saturday September 25th, 2021.
A 69-year-old female died on September 27th, 2021, of COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient tested positive for COVID-19 on September 22nd, 2021, and was admitted to the Argyle Isolation Facility.
The deceased had multiple underlying conditions and was unvaccinated. Her death brings the death toll from COVID-19 to eighteen.
There are currently nineteen (19) patients admitted for COVID-19 at the AIF. Eighteen (18) are unvaccinated and one (1) patient is partially vaccinated. Eleven (11) patients are admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Ten (10) are unvaccinated and the vaccination status of one (1) patient is awaiting confirmation.
Seven (7) new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Nine hundred and fifty-three (953) cases are currently active and eighteen (18) persons with COVID-19 have died. Three thousand three hundred and fifty-nine (3359) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, three hundred and eighty-eight (2388) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020.
