Sint Maarten published in the evening of Thursday its last health bulletin which reports five new cases of Covid-19 and one person is cured. This brings the number of active cases in the Dutch part to 22.
The Prime Minister also announced a second death, "it was a person who was hospitalized and likely to be carrying the virus," added Silveria Jacobs. Note that the first death was confirmed post mortem.
“Three of the positive patients are hospitalized. Since the start of the crisis, ten people have been admitted to the hospital, three have been discharged, three are in critical condition, two are stable, "said the Prime Minister.
Finally, Silveria Jacobs said last night that the laboratories on the Dutch side are now able to carry out and analyze the tests; until then, they were analyzed by the Institut Pasteur in Guadeloupe, which required between 24 and 48 hours minimum. "The test results filed before 15 p.m. will now be the same day," she said. And admit that "the fact of performing the tests locally will increase the number of tests and possibly the number of positive cases. "
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