Today January 13, 2021 the Ministry of Health received confirmation of twelve new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 502. Eleven of the cases are Saint Lucian nationals ranging in age from 1 year to 73 years. They are from the Castries, Babonneau and Gros-Islet districts. These individuals were seen at a community respiratory clinic, where they were assessed and […]
Since the declaration of the outbreak of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General in January 30, 2020, over 200 countries have been affected by the disease. To date, there have been over 86 million confirmed cases reported globally with over 1.8 million recorded deaths. In the Caribbean region, 379,4611 confirmed cases in 35 countries/territories (including the 26 CARPHA Member States) have been recorded. With continued international spread of […]
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 […]
Over the course of the Christmas weekend between December 24 and December 27, 2020, a total of 314 COVID-19 tests were conducted by the Ezra Long Laboratory. From these the Ministry of Health received confirmation of twenty-six new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases diagnosed in country to 331. On Friday December 25, 2020, thirteen cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. Four of the cases were non-nationals who […]
As of Monday December 21, 2020 Saint Lucia has recorded a total 287 confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of a total of 18,642 tests for the virus that have been processed to date. We have a recorded a total of 243 recoveries, and 5 total COVID-19 related deaths. Currently there are 22 active cases and no critical cases in care. There are no new cases reported today December 21, 2020. […]
Kayo ends the year strong with the release of SUNSET LANE EP. The project showcases a completely different side to Kayo's artistry, featuring 3 acoustic offerings and 3 lo-fi boom bap rap records. Sunset Lane is inspired by all the chaos that 2020 brought along with it. "Until this year, I used to travel so much that I never had a chance to really invest in the concept of 'home'. […]
Today Thursday December 17, 2020 the Ministry of Health received confirmation of one new case of COVID-19. This is from a total of 145 samples tested with 1 positive and 144 negatives. This brings the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 279.
The COVID-19 Home Quarantine Monitoring team of the Department of Health and Wellness has not been able to contact a number of individuals who arrived into Saint Lucia during the period Saturday, December 5 to Tuesday December 15, 2020 and are on home quarantine. Every individual on home quarantine is monitored by a health officer through telephone calls. Therefore it is imperative that persons are truthful in providing the accurate […]
Wednesday December 16, 2020 the Ministry of Health recorded a batch of 175 negative COVID tests. No positive cases of COVID-19 were received today. This brings the total number of tests conducted in country to date to 17, 986. A total of three recoveries were also recorded today, reducing the number of active cases to 29. The Ministry of Health provides an additional reminder that we are all participants in […]
Today the Ministry of Health also received confirmation of its third COVID-19 related death. The individual is an 83 year old male from the Soufriere district. He was diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus on November 22, 2020. He was being treated for other health-related conditions.
