PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley extends his condolences to the families and friends of the two (2) victims who passed away due to COVID-19. Peace and healing go out to the families during their time of grief.
As of October 4th, there were twenty-one (21) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, forty-one (41) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to one hundred forty (140). The total number of confirmed cases is now four thousand three hundred forty-two (4342).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring one hundred thirty-four (134) people in home isolation. Six (6) patients are hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 has increased to sixty-eight (68).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to four thousand one hundred thirty-four (4134). Ninety-nine (99) 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 the public to do your research and consider getting vaccinated.
