Last Updated on November 13, 2020, 1:20 PM AST by Anthony Morris
Saint Lucia recorded eight new patients of COVID-19.
This was revealed in an announcement made on Thursday by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Sharon Belmar-George.
On November 12 the Ministry of Health received a confirmation of eight new positive cases of COVID-19.
The new cases have bought the total number of cases diagnosed in the country to date to 156.
- Case #149 is a 14-year-old male belonging to Vieux-Fort district
- Case #150 is a 25-year-old female belonging to Vieux-Fort district
- Case #151 is a 53-year-old male belonging to Gros-Islet district
- Case #152 is a 59-year-old female belonging to Gros-Islet district
- Case #153 is a 35-year-old male belonging to Gros-Islet district
- Case #154 is a 15-year-old female belonging to Vieux-Fort district
- Case #155 is a 37-year-old male belonging to Vieux-Fort district
- Case #156 is a 22-year-old female belonging to Castries district
They were all kept in quarantine by the health practitioners while the return of their test results was awaited. Epidemiological links were established for six of these cases.
Cases #149 and #150 were linked to case #141. Cases #151 and #156 were linked to case #113.
Case #154 is linked to case #115, and case #155 has been linked to case #126. As per protocol, these individuals are kept in isolation.
These eight new cases have brought the total number of active cases currently in the country to 108. At present, there is one COVID-19 case in critical care, and all other active cases are stable.
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