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Saint Lucia Records 16 New Cases of COVID-19

On Thursday, July 15, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 16 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. These results are from a batch of 228 samples taken during the period July 11, 2021, to July 14, 2021, and were processed on July 14, 2021.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 11 individuals bringing the total number of active cases in the country to date to 122. Presently, one of the active cases is requiring critical care at the Respiratory Hospital.

The new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in the country to date to 5455.

As of July 14, 2021, a total of 31, 461 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 22, 900 individuals have received the second dose of the vaccine.

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