PHILIPSBURG:--- As of December 9th, there were sixteen (16) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, there was a recovery rate of eleven (11) persons; bringing the total active cases to one hundred and seventeen (117). The total number of confirmed cases is now one thousand two hundred and one (1201).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring one hundred and eleven (111) people in home isolation. Six (6) patients remain hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty- six (26).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to one thousand and fifty-eight (1058). One hundred and sixty- two (162) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS of persons who may have been in contact with any of the active cases.
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development, and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 1602 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) and CPS has tested 8306 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
CPS has not had this number of active cases since September 11, 2020. As they continue to monitor the trend of inactive cases, Minister Panneflek urges the public to play their part. Wear your mask and refrain from mass gatherings.
