SAINT LUCIA RECORDS 33 NEW CASES OF COVID-19

Tuesday February 8th 2022, Saint Lucia confirmed total of 33 new cases of COVID-19. These samples were processed on Monday February 7, 2022 from a total of 290 samples of which 200 samples were from the Ezra Long Laboratory and 90 samples from the Laboratory Services and Consultations Limited. These samples were collected from February 5, 2022 to February 7, 2022. This number of positive cases makes up 11.38% of all the samples processed on that date.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 425 individuals diagnosed with COVID-

19.

The Ministry of Health also reports 1 new COVID-19 related death, a 72 year old female from the Vieux-Fort district who passed away on February 4, 2022.

To date, a total of 51, 582 individuals have been fully vaccinated. Another 5, 873 are

partially vaccinated and 6, 451 have received their booster shot.