Covid-19NewsRegionalSt Kitts & Nevis 32 more cases of COVID-19 in St Kitts and Nevis by Barbados Today 13/06/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Desmond Brown 13/06/2021 2 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 307 Chief Medical Officer Dr Hazel Laws announced that St Kitts and Nevis is monitoring 123 active cases of COVID-19, with 32 cases recorded within the last 24 hours as authorities grapple to contain the community spread by introducing stringent measures to restrict movement and thereby break the transmission cycle. The total number of confirmed cases since the introduction of the virus into the Federation on March 24 last year is 187 with 64 cases recovered and no deaths. The announcement was made while presenting the Health Emergency Operating Committee (HEOC) Situation Report on Saturday. “Yesterday, Friday, June 11, 32 test results returned positive. Please note that on Wednesday, [June 09], 11 results returned positive, on Thursday [June 10], 25 results returned positive. At present, as of this afternoon, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis announced 187 confirmed cases of COVID-19 – Nevis 14 cases, St Kitts 173…, said Laws. “Prior to this wave, we had 45 cases who recovered, 19 out of this wave have recovered so a total of 64 cases have fully recovered.” Laws said that all 14 cases recorded in Nevis recovered in 2020. The Chief Medical Officer said that since the current COVID-19 wave began on May 19, 142 cases were identified. She reiterated that “of the 142 cases, 19 persons who were diagnosed with COVID-19 have since recovered and at present, the team is monitoring 123 active cases.” You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Business owners disappointed She emphasized that goal is to help curb the spread of the virus to keep the daily numbers of cases at a manageable level so as to not overwhelm the health system. “At present, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is impacted by a COVID-19 outbreak. All hands are on deck in terms of trying to contain this outbreak. The overall aim is to flatten the curve and keep the total number of persons impacted to the lowest,” she said. “The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing process, we continue to identify cases, they are placed in isolation, their contacts are placed in quarantine and we continue to test.” She added that at present, there are four individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, three of which are stable, while one person is experiencing moderate COVID-19 disease. Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Walters urges govt to avert cost of living rise due to port... 12/02/2025 Cricket West Indies passes historic governance reform at special meeting of shareholders 10/02/2025 Guyana, United States to deepen partnership aimed at boosting security 09/02/2025