The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 1,752 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 14 September 2021.
An encouraging community response is being noticed as a drive to boost the number of persons vaccinated against COVID-19 gains momentum.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 350 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday, 8 September 2021.
The confirmation of two positive COVID-19 cases, one requiring hospitalisation, and both thought to have occurred from sources other than travel, have sent Cayman’s COVID response system into overdrive.
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has informed the Cayman Islands Government that a local resident was admitted to the George Town Hospital on the evening of Wednesday, 8 September showing potential symptoms associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
A robust debate is taking place on the back of a Caymanian Times editorial that raised the question: “Can Cayman afford another lockdown?”
There were 23 positive test results in travellers and one in a person quarantining with a traveller.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 427 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Monday, 30 August 2021. Of these there were eight positive tests among travelers in isolation.
The vaccination clinics were not open on Monday.
In the coming weeks, Cayman will start the process of making the major transition from the protective bubble it has had in place for the past year against COVID-19.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 1227 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday, 25 August 2021. (Of these there were 706 PCR tests on Thursday and 521 PCR tests on Wednesday.)