St Lucia has recorded two deaths from COVID-19 as the country’s health authorities confirm that the island is experiencing a fourth wave of the virus.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in its latest bulletin said that there were also 42 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases diagnosed in the country to date to 9,191.
The ministry also reported that two women died from the virus pushing the death toll to 85. It said confirmation was also received of the recovery of 67 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the number of active cases in the country to 2,364. Two of these active cases are currently critical and eleven of them are severely ill at the Respiratory Hospital.
Health authorities have warned that St Lucia is experiencing the fourth wave of COVID-19 and that from July 25, this year, have noted 3,621 cases at an average of 86 cases per day.
“During this period, we also noted 24 COVID-19 deaths at a case fatality rate of 0.7 per cent with an average age of 66 years. The daily infection rate for the past week was 82.0 per 100,000 per day and an average of 148.7 cases per day,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said in relation to this new wave, 52 per cent of those infected are in the age group 25-49 years. With 58 per cent being women.
The majority of the cases are from the capital, Castries, the northern districts of Gros Islet and Babonneau and the eastern district of Dennery.
Source-CMC
