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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister ofPublic Health,Social Development and Labor,Omar Ottley herebyextends his sympathy and prayersto thefamilies and friendsofthe three persons who has succumbed to COVID-19 over the weekend. Minister Ottleywishesthe familypeace and healingduringthis time.
As ofAugust 9th,therewere fifty one (51)personswho tested positive for COVID-19.There was no recoveries recorded today. The total active caseshas increased to two hundred fifty eight (258).Thetotalnumberofconfirmed casesis nowthree thousand one (3001).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring two hundred forty six (246) people are in home isolation. Twelve (12) patients are hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 has increased to thirty seven (37).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten remains at two thousand seven hundred six (2706). Two hundred twenty three (223) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.
The Ministry ofPublic Health,Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten(HCLS)havetested3,507travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPStested 37,841people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate,CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
CPS has reported an increase in the volume of testing. Minister Ottley would like to thank all persons who came out for safety testing and encourages the public to continue and test to know your status.
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