71 Positive, 167 Active, 6 In Hospital, 0 In ICU
The Ministry received 5366 test results — spanning four days — and 71 were positive, so there are 167 active cases, of which 6 people are in hospital.
A Government spokesperson said, “Since the last update, the Ministry of Health received 5366 test results, and 71 were positive for the coronavirus, giving a test positivity rate of 1.3%.
“These results are from testing done on:
- Wednesday: 23 positive out of 1487 results [1.5% positivity]
- Thursday: 14 positive out of 1523 results [0.9% positivity]
- Friday: 24 positive out of 1360 results [1.8% positivity]
- Saturday: 10 positive out of 996 results [1.0% positivity]
“24 of the new cases are classified as imported with a history of travel in the previous 14 days.
“The additional 47 new cases are classified as either local transmission [19] or under investigation [28].
“Additionally, there were 121 recoveries and 0 deaths.
“There are 167 active cases, of which:
- 161 are under public health monitoring; and
- 6 are in hospital, with 0 in intensive care.
“Since March 2020, Bermuda has recorded 11561 coronavirus cases, out of which 11271 have recovered, and sadly there have been 123 coronavirus-related deaths.
“The source of all active cases is as follows:
- 36 are Imported
- 52 are classified as local transmission
- 79 are Under Investigation
“The source of all confirmed cases is as follows:
- 2291 are Imported
- 8800 are classified as local transmission of which:
- 4145 are Local transmission with known contact/source and
- 4655 are Local transmission with an unknown contact/source
- 470 are Under Investigation
“As investigations proceed, transmission categories may change. For age distributions and overall transmission categories, please refer to https://www.gov.bm/coronavirus-covid19-update. The seven-day average of our real-time reproduction number is 0.78.”
Minister of Health Kim Wilson said, “As we near the end of our mass vaccination programme, I want to remind everyone that the COVID-19 vaccine is very safe and very good at preventing serious illness, hospitalisation and in most cases, preventing deaths due to COVID-19.
“As I have said on many occasions, the COVID-19 vaccine remains our best defence in preventing the spread of this virus. If you have questions about COVID-19 and the vaccine, please talk to your doctor.
“If you want to be vaccinated, please register your interest as soon as possible on gov.bm/vaccines. Pier-6 is open for vaccinations until March 31, for first or second dose and boosters for those who are eligible.
“COVID-19 vaccinations are also available at the Hamilton Health Centre, 67 Victoria Street, every Tuesday from 2 – 4 pm. These vaccinations are by appointment only, no walk-ins. You can get your 1st, 2nd or 3rd dose. Call 332-8906 for assistance in scheduling an appointment, or you can book online at www.gov.bm/vaccines.
“Everyone must be responsible and take action to stay safe. Avoid closed spaces, crowded places and close contact settings. Continue to follow Public Health guidance, wear a mask, practice good hand hygiene, ensure that you have proper ventilation indoors and maintain physical distance.”
You can find more information on the links below from our dedicated website BermudaCovid.com, which is the most comprehensive resource and historic record available of Bermuda’s handling of the pandemic.
- All Charts: Vaccine, testing & more here
- Timelines: Dates of major developments here
- Test results: Chart of testing stats here
- Vaccine: Data covering vaccinations here
- Dedicated website: BermudaCovid.com
Can one of you media people ask the health minister why the h-e double hockey sticks are we still wearing masks especially in the grocery stores? When are you all going to wake up and realize you all have been duped?
This is not March 2020. Please people wake up from this governments propaganda & lies!! I am so tired of dealing with the brain washed minds out there.