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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded three (3) new positive cases from two hundred and seven (207) samples received and processed on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.4%.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that, as part of its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing at 5:00 p.m. daily.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded one (1), new positive case on Sunday, 14th March, from fifty-five (55), samples received and processed on Saturday, 13th March, 2021; giving a positivity rate of 1.8%.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded the 9th COVID-19 death on Saturday, 13th March, a 63 year old female resident patient of the Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre (MHRC). The diabetic patient with a chronic psychiatric condition, tested positive for COVID-19 on February 27, 2021 and was transferred to the temporary isolation facility.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is aware that as a precautionary measure, a few countries in Europe have suspended use of a specific batch of AstraZeneca vaccine distributed in the EU, based on reports of rare blood coagulation disorders in persons who had received vaccines from a particular batch.