(CNS): There were sixteen positive cases of COVID-19 among travellers over the weekend, five of whom were vaccinated, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said in his latest report. Three people who tested positive were at the end of the five-day home quarantine period, while the rest were at the end of ten or fourteen days in quarantine. There are now more than 40 active cases of the virus among those in isolation and eleven of them are showing symptoms. The only patient in hospital is the woman in her 70s, whose case was reported last week as the first community transmission in Cayman for over a year.
Dr Lee said the news of community spread after fourteen months was very stressful and worrying for many people but keeping people safe and well informed remains the government’s top priority.
“I am very reassured that Public Health has been able to swiftly contact trace all those concerned, and I thank them for working through the night both on the ground and in the laboratories,” he said. “I am also grateful to all the public for their cooperation. Getting vaccinated is the best protection against COVID-19 disease.”
All vaccination clinics were closed Monday but more than 600 people have been vaccinated since the community transmission was report last Wednesday. 75% of the population now has had at least one shot and the national rate for the full course is 71%. The vaccination clinic resumes at Camana Bay on Tuesday.
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