PHILIPSBURG:--- As of May 7th, there were nine (9) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, two (2) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to thirty-three (33). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand two hundred fifty-nine (2259).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring thirty-one (31) people in home isolation. Two (2) patients remain hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty-seven (27).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand one hundred ninety-nine (2199). Thirty-eight (38) 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 2, 750 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested 26, 359 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
Minister Ottley would like to encourage persons living in Belvedere, Dutch Quarter, Middle Region, and surrounding areas to come out to the COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach tomorrow, Saturday, May 8th from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Belvedere Methodist Church. Free shuttle buses will be available to the pop-up vaccination site. There is no need to register, just bring any form of ID. There is a limited supply so please come early.
