PHILIPSBURG:--- As of April 7th, there were ten (10) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, four (4) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to forty-one (41). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand one hundred seventy-four (2174).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring forty (40) people in home isolation. One (1) patient remains hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty-seven (27).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand one hundred six (2106). Sixty-one (61) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 2644 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested 24, 628 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
Minister Panneflek would like to remind everyone of the necessary precautions to safeguard their health, that of their families, and our community. If you have flu-like symptoms, remain at home and call your family doctor.
