The Ministry received 7,334 test results — spanning 7 days — and 58 were positive, so there are now 69 known active cases, of which 8 people are in hospital.
A Government spokesperson said, “Since the last update, the Ministry of Health received 7334 test results, and 58 were positive for the coronavirus, giving a test positivity rate of 1%.
“These results are from testing done on:
“26 of the new cases are classified as imported.
“The additional 32 new cases are classified as either local transmission [5] or under investigation [27].
“Additionally, there were 111 recoveries and 0 deaths.
“There are 69 active cases, of which:
“Since March 2020, Bermuda has recorded 18077 coronavirus cases, out of which 17860 have recovered, and sadly there have been 148 coronavirus-related deaths.
“The source of all active cases is as follows:
“The source of all confirmed cases is as follows:
“As investigations proceed, transmission categories may change. For age distributions and overall transmission categories, please refer to https://www.gov.bm/coronavirus-covid19-update. The seven-day average of our real-time reproduction number is 0.28.
“For information regarding other conditions being reported to the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, please refer to https://www.gov.bm/health-information.
“The Ministry of Health is reminding everyone that as we head into cold and flu season, it is vital to cover your cough to help stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick!”
Minister of Health Kim Wilson said: “Serious respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza [flu], respiratory syncytial virus [RSV], whooping cough and the common cold are spread by coughing or sneezing, and unclean hands touching the nose, mouth or eyes. These illnesses spread easily in crowded places where people are in close contact.”
The spokesperson said, “To stop the spread of germs when you are sick:
“The following steps can help you to stay healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory infections:
“For the latest health and wellness information, visit the Health Information page [www.gov.bm/health-information].”
You can find more information on the links below from our dedicated website BermudaCovid.com, which is the most comprehensive resource and historic record available of Bermuda’s handling of the pandemic.
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Why is the PLP continuing with its self imposed damaging economic sanctions? Where is the demand to help Bermuda, not damage it more? Lift the restrictions and emergency powers. It’s not a health emergency any more, but a financial one.
The PLP seems to be actively attempting to create economic failure, collapse, and chaos. They obviously don’t care about ordinary Bermudians.
How long since any deaths have been “blamed” on COVID? I had it a couple of weeks ago, not any worse than a flu bug. It is ridiculous that we still have the TA in place.
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