COVID-19 Update: 43 new cases

Forty-three people, 16 males and 27 females, tested positive for COVD-19 from the 337 tests carried out on Wednesday, September 14, by laboratories across the island.

The cases consisted of nine persons under the age of 18, and 34 who were 18 years and older.

There were 36 people in isolation facilities, while 330 were in home isolation.

As at September 14, there were 559 COVID-19 related deaths.

The laboratories conducted 761,073 tests since February 2020, and recorded 102,068 COVID-19 cases (46,158 males and 55,910 females).

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 163,510 (71.6 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of fully vaccinated persons is 154,528 (57 per cent of the total population or 67.7 per cent of the eligible population). The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older. (BGIS)