Covid-19: 911 Test Results, None Were Positive
There were 911 test results received today and none were positive for COVID-19, so the total of confirmed positive cases to date remains at 172, with 6 cases remaining active.
A Government spokesperson said, “Today there were 911 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and none were positive for COVID-19.
“Bermuda has had 172 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:
- 157 have recovered, and
- there are 6 active cases, who are
- all under active public health monitoring;
- one is hospitalized or in critical care, and
- the total deceased remains 9.
“The source of all local cases is as follows:
- 64 are Imported
- 87 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
- 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
As usual the results are meaningless, or downright scary. Break it down into first test, day 4 etc and between returning residents and visitors yet every day another 900 tests come back negative. Why won’t the Government come clean?
No one questions this, but the Premier hails Bermuda is 7th in the world in testing per capita. This means when Bermuda exceeds around 55,000 tests Bermuda has tested each and everyone of its residents. BS.
55,000 tests would not indicate that everyone has been tested . Visitors here for two weeks would account for 4 each . Returning residents would be 4 each . Essential medical staff who have been away , are tested everyday . Specific occupations are tested repeatedly etc etc . I understand the instinct to suspect that the vast numbers of negative results are likely not true , but the fact remains that we do not have actual sick people showing up at hospital , so the results are far and away likely to be true .
If we can’t get rid of the rules now, we never will. The only path forward based on Burt’s decisions is for everyone to get a vaccine that is being rushed through and that will cause potential harm.