Covid-19: Five New Positives, 23 Currently Active
There were 1,230 test results received and five were positive for Covid-19, with four of the cases “classified as imported and one as local transmission with known contact.”
A Government spokesperson said, “There were 1230 test results received by the Ministry of Health 10-11 November 2020, and five were positive for COVID-19.
“Four of these recent cases are classified as imported and one as local transmission with known contact, with details as follows:
- 1 non-resident resident who arrived on a private jet on 6 November 2020 who tested positive on their day 4 test, having had a negative pre-test and arrival test
- 1 resident who was tested as a close contact of a known case
- 1 non-resident who arrived on AA 308 from Miami on 6 November 2020 who tested positive on their day 4 test, having had a negative pre-test and arrival test
- 1 resident who arrived on DL 584 on 10 November 2020 who tested positive on their arrival test, having not had a pre-test
- 1 non-resident who arrived on BA 2233 on 6 November 2020 who tested positive on their day 4 test, having had a negative pre-test and arrival test
“Bermuda now has 220 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:
- there are 23 active cases [all imported, consisting of 10 visitors and 13 returning residents], who are
- all under public health monitoring, and
- none are hospitalized or in critical care;
- a total of 188 have recovered, and
- the total deceased remains 9.
“The average age of all of our confirmed positive cases is 54 years and the age range of all of our positive cases is from 7 to 101 years.
“The average age of all deceased cases is 74 years and the age range is 57 to 91 years.
“The source of all cases is as follows:
- 108 are Imported
- 91 are Local transmission, with known contact
- 21 are Local transmission with an unknown contact, and
- none 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
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- Comprehensive: Our Covid-19 website here
1. 1 resident who was tested as a close contact of a known case. Is this a family member, an office colleague … why isn’t Govt saying?
2. 1 resident who arrived on DL 584 on 10 November 2020 who tested positive on their arrival test, having not had a pre-test … what is happening to the others on that flight?
It was 23 at the beginning of the week so does this mean that five people have now recovered and the five new cases.
The numbers keep going up so at what point do we make the hard decisions? This thing could explode very quickly now and I fear that if it does we are in for a nightmare compared to the last time around.
What “hard decisions” do we need to make? Every case since July has come through the airport (with occasional on-island transmission, as a result of coming in through the airport). The virus isn’t exactly running rampant around the island, is it? And so what it if is? How many people are in hospital? ZERO! So what’s your problem? Are you proposing to shut the island down again? For 23 people? That means all non-essential retail closes, bars close, restaurants close, schools close, hotels have no guests…how many people will that impact? I guarantee it’s a lot more than 23. And can the Government afford to offer furlough to all these workers again? NO! Government doesn’t have any money!
If you’re so worried, I suggest you stay at home and wrap yourself up in cotton wool until a health department worker turns up at your front door with the “miracle” vaccine. In the meantime, I hope you don’t perish of boredom or starvation.
You sound like you want to fly to Atlanta to do Christmas shopping. Do you know why Government don’t have any money?
Ticked that box already, thanks!