Covid-19 cases at emergency shelters transferred to isolation facility

Six new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 111 samples  processed on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 resulting in a positivity rate of 5.4 per cent, a release from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said.

“One of the six  new cases is an evacuee in an emergency shelter. Positive cases identified in the emergency  shelters now on lock down, have been transferred and isolated at a separate facility. COVID-19 testing continues to be offered across all emergency shelters,” the release said.  

Eight new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. One hundred and forty-two (142)  cases are currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand,  eight hundred and ninety-five (1895) cases of COVID-19 and seventeen hundred and forty-one  (1741) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020.  

The public is urged to continue to use masks, sanitize, physically distance and get vaccinated to  reduce the spread of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.