Covid-19: 663 Test Results, One Was Positive
Today there were 663 test results received, and one was positive for Covid-19, with the new case imported on yesterday’s Delta flight.
A Government spokesperson said, “Today there were 663 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and one was positive for COVID-19. The new case was imported on yesterday’s Delta flight; the case is a resident without a pre-departure test. Isolation and contact tracing has begun.
“Bermuda has 154 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:
- there are 6 active cases, who are
- all under active public health monitoring, and
- none is hospitalized or in critical care;
- a total of 139 have recovered, and
- the total deceased remains 9.
“The average age of all of our confirmed positive cases is 60 and the age range of all of our positive cases is from 18 to 101 years.
“The average age of all deceased cases is 74 and the age range is 57 to 91 years.
“The source of all local cases is as follows:
- 50 are Imported
- 85 are Local transmission, with known contact
- 19 are Local transmission with an unknown contact, and
- 0 are under investigation
“Bermuda’s country status is ‘Sporadic Cases’. The seven-day average of our real time reproduction number is less than 1.”
As the island and world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, we are doing our best to provide timely and accurate information, and you can find more information on the links below.
- All: Our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic here
- Official: The Bermuda Government website here
- World Stats: Live graph of all cases worldwide here
- Bermuda Stats: Chart of the Bermuda stats here
- Timeline: Visual look at the timeline here
- Comprehensive: Our new Covid-19 website here
Clearly vital to insist that all airlines servicing Bermuda make Pre/tests mandatory for all passengers including residents