COVID-19 PRESS RELEASE

Ministry of Health and Wellness has recorded one (1) cases of COVID-19 contamination at local level in the last 24 hours.

This is a resident of Roche Bois, patient of Victoria hospital radiation unit and tested positive during a routine swab upstream of her treatment. A contact exercise

Tracing was initiated following this case detection.

397 patients considered to be cured were able to return home.

The total number of positive local COVID-19 cases since March 5 is like suit:

• 417 cases recorded following Contact Tracing and COVID-19 Testing Centres

• 119 cases recorded in quarantine (negative patients on admission)

• 37 cases recorded following targeted screening

• 6 COVID-19 deaths

Thus the number of active cases at the local level is 163

More details and any other changes on the situation will be followed in a statement that will be issued this afternoon.

April 22, 2021

Ministry of Health and Wellness

Source: Government Information Service

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