PHILIPSBURG:--- As of March 4th, there were three (3) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however eight (8) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to forty-two (42) of which twelve (12) are locals, five (5) are tourists and twenty-five (25) persons are awaiting classification. The total number of confirmed cases has increased to nine thousand five hundred seventy-three (9573).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring forty-one (41) people in home isolation. One (1) patient is hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at eighty-five (85).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to nine thousand four hundred forty-six (9446). Zero (0) persons are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.
As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
