One more covid19 death, 16 new cases

ONE more person has died and 16 more people have tested positive for covid19. The health ministry in its Sunday covid19 update reported 96 deaths, an increase of one compared to the Saturday update. No detail was provided on the deceased. The total number of active cases is 1,549, down by 53.

On recovered patients 68 more people have recovered taking the total to 3,652. There are 81 patients in hospital, down five compared to Saturday.

One more person has been placed in a step-down facility taking that figure to 55. The number of patients in State quarantine has been reduced by eight and the total now stands at 299. The number of people in self-isolation has been reduced by 49 and now stands at 1,413. The country has had a total of 5,297 positive cases and 31,483 people have been tested to date.