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Saint Lucia Records 33 New Cases of COVID-19

Today Wednesday August 11, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 33 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. These results are from a batch of 273 samples taken on August 9, 2021 and August 10, 2021. The samples were processed on August 10, 2021.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 11 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. This brings the total number of active cases currently recorded in country to date to 396. Presently, four of the active cases are requiring critical care at the Respiratory Hospital. The new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 5982.

As of August 10, 2021 a total of 33, 120 individuals have received the first dose of the vaccine and 25, 931 individuals have received the second dose of the vaccine.

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