20 Covid-19 cases from tests between Jan 19 and Feb 17 reported today

St Vincent and the Grenadines registered 20 COVID-19 cases from tests  done between January 19 to February 17, 2021.

The results of 19 positive  rapid antigen tests done between January 19 and February 14 at a flu clinic were  submitted today February 18, 2021.

One new positive PCR result was recorded  for February 17 bringing that day’s total to six new COVID-19 cases. The  positivity rate for February 17 is now 3.5%  

Twenty-two persons were cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to 758. Seven hundred and thirty cases remain  active and six persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, four hundred  and ninety-four (1494) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and  the Grenadines since March 2020.  

The public is reminded to wear a facial covering, physically distance, sanitize hands  and vaccinate to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.