SAINT LUCIA RECORDS 70 NEW CASES OF COVID-19

Friday December 31st 2021, Saint Lucia confirmed a total of 70 new cases of COVID-19. These cases were processed on Thursday December 30, 2021 at the Ezra Long Laboratory and Laboratory Services and Consultations Limited from a total of 554 samples, which were collected on December 29, 2021 and December 30, 2021. This number of positive cases makes up 12.64% of all the samples processed on that date.

The Ministry of Health also reports five new COVID-19 deaths and one COVID-19 related death, an 81 year old female from the Dennery district, s a 78 year old female from the Dennery district, a 60 year old female from the Gros-Islet district, an 89 year old male from the Dennery district, a 64 year old female from the Anse La Raye district and a 71 year old female from the Soufriere district.

These deaths occurred during the period December 3, 2021 to December 19, 2021.

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