PHILIPSBURG:--- As of December 1st, there were three (3) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, there was a recovery rate of nine (9) persons; bringing the total active cases to seventy-four (74). The total number of confirmed cases is now one thousand and seventy- two (1072).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring seventy (70) people in home isolation. Four (4) patients are currently hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty- five (25).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to nine hundred and seventy- three (973). One hundred and seventy- three (173) people remain in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS of persons who may have been in contact with any of the active cases.
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 1448 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) and CPS has tested 7586 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
Minister Panneflek reminds all to continue wearing your mask, maintaining a social distance of 2-meters, and practicing good hand hygiene. It is your duty to protect yourself and the ones you love.
