St Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday, March 17 recorded three new positive cases from 207 samples received and processed on Tuesday, March 16,  2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.4%, a release from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said.

“Two recoveries were reported bringing the number of total recoveries to 1506. One hundred and sixty-nine (169) cases remain active and  nine (9) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, six hundred and eighty four (1684) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the  Grenadines since March 2020,” the release said.

The public is urged to use a mask, sanitize, physically distance and get vaccinated  to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The walk-in  Vaccination Site at the Victoria Park will be open from 9:00 am from Tuesday March  16, until Saturday March 20, 2021.