
Minister of VSA Omar Ottley.
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring three hundred thirty(330) people in home isolation. Fourteen (14) patients are hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at forty-two (42).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand nine hundred eighty (2980). Three hundred twenty-three (323) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 3, 558 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested 37, 841 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
Minister Ottley urges everyone to take your health seriously. Remain vigilant when in public place, limit your social contacts and wear your masks.