Public Health has amended the epidemiological day to be considered as midnight to midnight to simplify reporting processes and to present findings for complete days.
On Thursday, 16 December Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported that 782 PCR tests were conducted from midnight 14 December to midnight 15 December.
Updates to regulations impacting travel were announced over the weekend. These changes to regulations will reduce the COVID-19 testing window for all passengers travelling into the Cayman Islands as well as unvaccinated persons travelling to the Sister Islands from Grand Cayman.
At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 December Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported that 864 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December.
The Omicron variant of the virus which causes COVID-19 has been detected, through genomic sequencing, in a test sample from a traveller currently in isolation/quarantine in the Cayman Islands.
At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1029 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Monday, 13 December. The Public Health Department reported 47 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 45 from the community.
At 8 a.m. on Monday, 13 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 2,128 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Friday, 10 December. The Public Health Department reported 85 positive results from these tests, all coming from the community.
Government on Saturday Gazetted regulations reducing the COVID-19 testing window for arriving passengers and persons traveling to the Sister Islands, from 72 hours to no earlier than the day before departure
At 8 a.m. on Friday, 10 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1132 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December. The Public Health Department reported 30 positive results from these tests, two in travelers and 28 coming from the community.
At 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 697 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 December. The Public Health Department reported 45 positive results from these tests, all coming from the community.