Covid-19: 919 Test Results Received, One Positive
There were 919 test results received and one was positive for Covid-19 — a visitor who arrived on the BA flight on Friday [Aug 28] — so the island now has 7 active cases.
A spokesperson said, “Today there were 919 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and one was positive for Covid-19. The latest positive case is a visitor who arrived on the BA flight on Friday 28th August. Contact tracing has begun.
Bermuda has had 169 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:
- 153 have recovered, and
- there are 7 active cases, who are
- all under active public health monitoring;
- none is hospitalized or in critical care, and
- the total deceased remains 9.
The source of all local cases is as follows:
- 62 are Imported
- 86 are Local transmission, with known contact
- 19 are Local transmission with an unknown contact, and
- 2 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
- 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 Covid-19 website here
Why is there no press on the updated information last night that pushes quarantine from 4 to 8 days?
This is a major issue and means dozens of children who in good faith came back in time to quarantine, now have goalposts moved and cannot attend school next week.
What has changed?
The govt previously announced that effective Aug 25, all returning residents without pretesting would require increased self quarantine from 4 to 8 days.
The reason was we had seen an increased number of residents returning and testing positive. The increased self isolation for Bermuda residents only serves the greater good of the country.
I wish more details were given – did this person have a pre-test? Did they have tests on day 4 and 8? When was the person found to be positive?
If they arrived on the 28th, then their arrival test was positive. Which is what is logical to me as there are not 4 days in between the 28th and 30th. You have to have a pre-test about 3-5 days before you come in order to get the test results in time for your flight. Within that period of time you can still contract Covid.
Secrecy is the key! No need for the general public to know. Just obey orders and continue with the masks, hand washing and max 3 boat raft up.
What they also don’t tell you is that if you’re not quarantining on your own, everyone where you’re staying has to quarantine with you until you receive your second negative test on day 8. This isn’t said anywhere on any of the documentation which sort of sucked because I’m staying with my parents and they weren’t able to give their employers a heads up. Overall though, I agree with the change and I was pleasantly surprised at the level of professionalism and thoroughness that they displayed at the airport. still managed to be in and out of the airport fairly quickly and the covid test isn’t that bad at all. Only slightly uncomfortable.
If they arrived on the 28th, then their arrival test was positive. Which is what is logical to me as there are not 4 days in between the 28th and 30th. You have to have a pre-test about 3-5 days before you come in order to get the test results in time for your flight. Within that period of time you can still contract Covid.