Of these, there are a total of 23 positive tests comprising nine travellers and 14 positive tests from the community, which include 10 children.
There have been several questions raised regarding a potential link between the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 disease and the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in a resident of the Cayman Islands.
Of these, there are 21 positive test results from the community including 16 children, one of whom is an infant under one year old.
Individuals requiring letters to their employers confirming they have been placed in mandatory isolation due to ongoing COVID 19 contact tracing requirements can obtain these by request to Public Health. Please request by email only to quarantine@hsa.ky
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that as of 9a.m. Thursday, 7 October, there have been 731 PCR tests processed since the last report on Wednesday, 6 October.
An urgent appeal has been made for residents to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocols as the number of community cases continues to increase.
As of 9am Wednesday, 6 October there have been 772 PCR tests processed since the last report on Tuesday, 5 October.
As the Cayman Islands continues to adapt and respond to living with COVID-19 in the community, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee OBE, has endorsed lateral flow tests for fast identification of positive cases
Public Health announced today an immediate reduction in the isolation period for primary contacts of a positive COVID-19 case to 10 days provided that everyone in the same household has been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to the contact
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 2,255 PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 have been processed since last reported on Friday, 1 October 2021 (as at 9a.m. on Monday, 4 October 2021.)