Six new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Six new cases of Covid 19 were recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from patients seen on February 21^st and 22^nd. 

The Health Services Sub-Committee says three (3) cases are from rapid antigen tests done on persons seeking care at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital on Sunday February 21^st, bringing to four (4) the total number of positive cases for that day.  Only sixteen (16) PCR samples were collected and tested on Sunday 21^st. All were negative.  

The other three (3) new positive cases, also from rapid antigen tests, were done on Monday 22^nd. At the time of preparation of this release there was no additional information on samples received and processed for February 22^nd.

Ten (10) persons were cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to eight hundred and forty-five (845). Six hundred and sixty (660) cases remain active and six (6) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, five hundred and eleven (1511) 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, practice physical distancing, sanitize hands and get vaccinated to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.