SAINT LUCIA RECORDS 156 NEW CASES OF COVID-19

Friday August 27th 2021, Saint Lucia confirmed 156 new cases of COVID-19. These cases are from a total of 517 samples processed at the Ezra Long Laboratory on Thursday August 26, 2021.

The Ministry of Health also reports one new COVID-19 related death, a 44-year-old male from the Soufriere district.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 21 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.

To date 34, 779 individuals have received the first dose of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine and 27, 606 have received the second dose.

1,424 individuals have received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and 65 individuals received the second dose.