46 more samples sent for covid19 testing

THE Health Ministry’s daily 10 pm covid19 update on Tuesday revealed that 46 more samples were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for the virus.

The figure of samples sent for testing now stands at 1,642 samples, up from 1,596 samples sent by the 4 pm update on Tuesday.

All other figures remained as they were since the afternoon (4 pm) update: 116 infections, eight deaths and 59 patients recovering and being discharged.

According to the worldometer website, which tracks the progression of the virus across the world in real time, as of 10 pm on Tuesday, 3,138,097 people had been infected with 217,968 deaths and 955,695 people recovering.