Five new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from one 117 samples processed on Tuesday August 24th, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 4.3%. One of the five new COVID-19 positive cases is an imported one from the United States of America.
Three new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Twenty-nine (29) cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died.
Two thousand three hundred and twenty-six (2326) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, two hundred and eighty-five (2285) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020.
The Health Services Sub-Committee of NEMO is reminding persons of the increased risk of infection and subsequent transmission of COVID-19 posed by the growing incidence of variants of concern in persons entering St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The Committee is strongly advising strict compliance with all protocols and recommendations. These include the effective use of masks, physical distancing, hand sanitizing and immunization with available vaccines.
