Five new cases of COVID-19, four recoveries

Five female visitors tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 540 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday.

Confirmed cases have now risen to 352 – 187 females and 165 males.

Their ages range from 19 to 47, and they arrived on island between December 19 and 23.  The visitors are all asymptomatic and tested positive on their second test.

Four persons left the Harrison Point isolation facility on Friday, which increased recoveries to 296.   Those in isolation have moved to 49.

The laboratory has conducted a total of 65,977 tests, since February.  (BGIS)