PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – As of May 26th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however twelve (12) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases eighty four (84). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand three hundred ninety four (2394).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring eighty two (82) people in home isolation. Two (2) patients remain hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty eight (28).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand two hundred eighty two (2282). One hundred twenty six (126) people are inquarantine 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 2, 934 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested28, 642 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
This weekend, the new pop up location will be at the John Cooper, Jose Lake Sr. Ballpark on; Saturday May 29th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please encourage your family members, friends, and colleagues to get vaccinated. CPS would like to remind persons who received their 1st dose on Saturday April 24th, to return for their 2nd dose vaccine at the CPS Vineyard building on Saturday May 29th from 10:00 AM to 2:00PM.
