PHILIPSBURG:--- As of September 30th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, three (3) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to one hundred eighty-five (185). The total number of confirmed cases is now four thousand two hundred ninety-one (4291).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring one hundred seventy-eight (178) people in home isolation. Seven (7) patients are hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at sixty-six (66).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to four thousand forty (4040). One hundred twenty-five (125) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.
The total number of persons tested is 53,105.
As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
Minister Ottley urges everyone to do your research and consider getting vaccinated.
