The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs continues to manage the fourth wave in country. From July 25, 2021 to present we note 6,475 cases at an average of 84 cases per day. 50% are in the age group 25-49years. 57% of the cases are female. At present we have 1,114 active cases in country. The majority of the cases are from Castries, Gros- Islet, Vieux-Fort and Babboneau.
There are presently 55 COVID-19 patients admitted to the Respiratory Hospital. 2 of them require critical care and 9 are severely ill. The daily infection rate for the past week was 22.1 per 100,000 per day which is a 68% decrease from the previous week. We note a steady decline in the rate of transmission at this point with a present rate of 1.3.
During that period we note 133 COVID-19 deaths, on average 3 deaths daily with a case fatality rate of 2.1%. Males account for 56% of the deaths. We note an increase in severe cases, admissions and deaths from the south western zone of the country which also corresponds to the areas of low vaccination uptake. Investigations and specific interventions will be implemented to address this issue.
Today Monday October 11, 2021 the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs received notification from the Caribbean Public Health Agency of 9 new cases of the Delta Variant. All of the cases are nationals, from across the island. 7 of them are female, 2 male and the ages range from 25 to 69 years.
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