PHILIPSBURG,, Sint Maarten – As of March 23rd, there were four (4) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; howevertwo (2) person has recovered; bringing the total active cases to twenty one (21). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand one hundred eight (2108).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring eighteen (18) 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 sixty (2060). Forty three (43) 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 tested2600 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested22, 989 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
