Today Tuesday January 5, 2021 the Ministry of Health received confirmation of twenty new cases of COVID-19. This is from a batch of 219 COVID-19 tests conducted by the Ezra Long Laboratory.
This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in country to 380.
Four of the cases are non-nationals ranging in age from 38 years and 84 years.
These individuals were placed in quarantine pending receipt of their test results.
They have since been placed in isolation.
The other sixteen cases recorded are Saint Lucian nationals ranging in age from 2 years to 58 years. They are from the Dennery, Castries, Gros-Islet, Soufriere and Anse La Raye districts.
They were all seen at a community respiratory clinic where they were assessed and tested for COVID-19. While awaiting receipt of their test results, they were placed in quarantine by a health practitioner. Eight of the sixteen cases are contacts of previous confirmed cases.
Investigations are on-going by the contact tracing team to determine the possible existence of a link to the other cases. Arrangements have been made for the placement of these individuals into isolation.
