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An 80-year-old man is among 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Saint Lucia, which is experiencing a steady increase in transmission of the potentially fatal virus.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Sharon Belmar-George announced the new cases in a statement reproduced below:
Today, Saturday November 7, 2020, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of 13 new cases of COVID-19.
This brings the total number of diagnosed cases in the country to 123 to date.
- Case n ° 111 is an 80-year-old man from the Soufrière district
- Case n ° 112 is a 60-year-old man from the Castries district
- Case # 113 is a 53-year-old woman from the Gros-Islet district
- Case # 114 is a 29-year-old woman from the Vieux-Fort district
- Case # 115 is a 23-year-old woman from the Vieux-Fort district
- Case # 116 is a 49-year-old woman from the Choiseul district
- Case # 117 is a 20-year-old woman from Micoud district
- Case 118 is a 66-year-old man from the district of Castries
- Case # 119 is a 36-year-old man from the Castries district
- Cas # 120 is a 78 year old male from the Gros-Islet district
- Cas # 121 is a 33 year old male from the district of Castries
- Case # 122 is a 38-year-old man from the Castries district
- Cas # 123 is a 44-year-old male from the Gros-Islet district
All cases, following testing for COVID-19, have been placed in quarantine pending their test results.
Five of these cases were identified through the contact tracing process and epidemiological links were established for five of these cases. Case n ° 112 is linked to case n ° 74.
Case n ° 114 is linked to case n ° 68. Cases # 118 and # 119 are linked to case # 53. Case n ° 121 is linked to case n ° 95.
In accordance with the protocol, arrangements have been made for the transfer of these people to care.
These new cases now bring the number of active cases currently in the country to 91.
All cases remain stable and there are no cases requiring intensive care.
Households, communities and workplaces are all at the heart of the national effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
By maintaining adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines in all of these different areas, the transmission of the virus may be interrupted.
It is possible, by consistently maintaining the measures, even in the most familiar and comfortable places, to reduce the risk of exposure to the virus.
We ask everyone to minimize their movements, to avoid social gatherings and other activities that lend themselves to a greater risk of exposure to the virus.
Continue to practice the guidelines daily which include:
- washing your hands frequently with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer when hand washing is not possible
- wear a mask whenever you are in public
- maintain a separation of six feet from others, or approximately two arm’s lengths
- see a doctor if you have respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat
- avoid contact with people who have respiratory symptoms
All of these practices, when carried out together, will greatly reduce the likelihood of being infected or transmitting the virus.
The Department of Health and Wellness will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available.
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