Super-spreader parties behind COVID increases
(CNS): Another 86 people officially tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the latest update from Public Health. The rolling seven-day average has increased to 56 and there are now an estimated 733 people in isolation as a result of a positive test, while two patients are currently hospitalised with the virus. The latest weekly report documenting the situation reveals a 31% increase in virus cases between 10 and 16 April, which officials say was caused by a number of parties.
While the issue of the reopening of the port and the arrival of untested passengers in George Town is being blamed by many for the increase, officials are instead pointing to “gathering events, where no COVID-19 prevention measures were properly implemented, especially the wearing of masks”.
Public Health officials urged people to use masks during social events to reduce the risk of infection. “Wearing masks and vaccination, remain our best tools to control the spread of infection,” they said.
There have now been well over 22,000 cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands since the first case in March 2020, and 27 deaths “from COVID-19 related causes”, Public Health said.
Last week 373 positive cases were officially recorded compared to 284 during the previous week. Nine people passed through the hospital with the virus, an increase by two patients over the previous week, reflecting the uptick in cases across the community that appears to have continued into this week. Last week’s average daily case number was 53 and a quarter of people who took official tests were positive.
While 94% of adults and children over five years old have had a least one dose of a vaccine, just 35% have been boosted. Meanwhile, government is now offering a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to anyone over 18 years old who was last vaccinated more than six months ago.
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The politicians themselves helped to spread by holding large parties over the Easter weekend. The new North Side representative was one who did so with large numbers in attendance. Lots of craziness going on out ya.
Yeah it’s fun bob till someone just like you come down with complications of covid 19 and cant get well our is constantly sick effecting and inconveniencing the F%#@ out our medical system and insurance. Stop disrespecting all those people who last their lives to this terrible virus and pandemic. Could you also please really try and stop being a real @$$ for once Aye!
How do I get an invite to these Super Spreader Parties? They sound fun.
The Cayman Islands Hospital waiting room is a super spreader event on a daily basis.
And we not talking Covid.
Also Vehicle licencing
Field hospital full yet?
I believe one of the Super spreader events was a Charity Gala fundraiser event for Jasmine. you would think they would have taken all precautions necessary.
I have not been to any social events and I got it. So I believe it is the cruise ship/tourist. Unfortunately without contact tracing neither of us will ever know the truth.
No cruise ships in Little Cayman over Easter weekend tho’.
Let’s try looking at this from a positive side.
We’ve had over 22,000 cases of COVID19 and just 27 deaths, and there have definitely been more unreported cases.
That’s is a morbidity rate of 0.12% per case.
UK has had 22 million cases and 173,000 deaths, almost 7 times higher morbidity rate.
No matter the complaints about the CI Government’s COVID policies, they have definitely been successful in reducing and limiting the deaths to Caymanians from the virus.
No. The virus did that itself. It just isn’t as deadly as the fake British statistician’s model predicted.
Super spreader parties and the No Mask virus spreading ass#%@$who keep getting on here posting pure stupidity about getting back to normal !
Quite interesting that the profitters and anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers are united.
The greedy and the stupid. What a team!
I was a mask wearer and am fully vaccinated. But I can understand data and omicron is now less dangerous than the flu for the vaccinated.
Are the cruise passengers wearing masks on board the ship? I highly doubt it, so what ‘super spreader’ party on island is even remotely close in size to a 4000 passenger incubation pod. Whether for or against masks, lets call things what they are. CIG if you are letting these ships come here there is virtually no point in continuing mandates on everyone else. Get rid of the mandates, or get rid of the ships, but maintaining both is ridiculous.
Live life, move on, get vaxxed.
Honestly, we are so done with Covid.
Just scrap all these stupid, pointless restrictions and let us try to get back to some semblance of normality.
This is such an overused and pointless expression “we are so done with COVID”. Unfortunately, COVID isn’t going anywhere and will strike and sicken as it always has but with less ferocity. Maybe you are done with COVID but tell that to those who recently have had family members die regardless of numbers. Are you also “so done with the flu” or “so done with colds” Or perhaps so done with any illness or anything that causes an inconvenience?
WhaT a surprise, idiots with beer and no sense yeahhhhhhh
Wayne Panton and Sabrina Turner have single-handedly derailed their own mask mandates. No one will take this “mandate” seriously anymore! If I am ever challenged for not wearing a mask I will sue them!
…and you will loose because mandates are still in force. No cure for stupid.
Oh dear. The irony.
loose…hahaha
Get rid of travel time and mask mandates. Let us protect ourselves.
First, it’s not over. Second, leave us to decide to mask up ourselves and travel freely.
It is over unless you are unvaccinated and ill and/or obese. If you don’t want the vaccine that is your problem.
You just described 80% of the population. I am amazed at your superior medical knowledge. I guess Asthma sufferers have nothing to fear then.
Time to move on. Two people hospitalized?? There are far more people going around with flu. We all manage that.
Are we still reporting Covid cases!? Move on!
Who are these ‘officials’ where is the ‘science’ they claim to follow?
And why is the science in Cayman apparently different to the science in the UK, where the CMO and HSA are meant to be getting their guidance from? Could it just be that the science and the scientific advice is the same, but then a political decision stands between that advice and policy?
How long is it since the CMO announced that as there was no evidence of an increase in infection rates since the restoration of limited number cruise ship tourism it was ok to remove the limitations on numbers? A week? But now there is u – which according to the prior logic should mean we now restrict numbers – apparently it’s because of local parties. Right you are. Presumably public health will be providing the details shortly to show that the majority of the additional cases were at said parties or close contacts of those that were, and absolutely definitely NOTpeople who are involved in cruise ship tourism, came into close contact with cruise ship tourists or close contacts of those that are. Or not.
The governor, his wife & many others tested positive following a hospice fund raiser at a restaurant, where hundreds had dinner, drank & danced, without masks, indoors.
Don’t care.
Prove it.
Lots of photos at Jasmine event…
It was an event published on social media with photos of the governor & his wife in attendance.
What do you want me to prove? At least 3 others on the same table tested positive within a week of the event (like the governors wife & then him).
Provide real evidence.
More likely all the people not wearing their masks in healthcare facilities.
Or on Cayman Airways flights.
Every day we have super spreader parties docking in George Town, and the party people go ashore to add passing members of the public and tourism workers to the fun before returning to their close quarter Petri dish.
Most who dock in George Town are from the same family unit and have very little interaction with large groups of the local population. Stop the blaming of visitors and put the blame where it belongs which is the nightclub, the dominoes, family/ friends gathering.
So we should let families come ashore in Cayman from Cruise Ships but we shouldn’t have family gatherings ourselves here in Cayman. Got it. Thanks for your valuable contribution
I work in cruise, passengers are not coming off in Cayman coz of the high infection rate. We are a joke.
How did officials reach that conclusion? Are they doing data collection to determine common traits in positive cases? Really curious how this was determined.
No-one cares. Covid is old news. If you are unvaccinated that is your risk, not my problem.
Buffy got vampire slayed for spreading disinformation
We live amongst so many deplorable people that could care less about putting the health and lives of other people at risk. The last few years has clearly demonstrated that a large percentage of people are deplorable, unethical and amoral.
The triple masker zero covid at any cost cohort has chimed in.
Agreed @4:42 pm. Despite unrefutable evidence that the new variant is rapidly spreading across the world, the deplorables here reveal their selfishness and ignorance daily, whether it be for personal or financially motivated reasons.
I fear what may become of us if the virus continues to mutate and spread as the profiteers and Covid deniers unite.
Call me deplorable if you like – just wonder how much more I am expected to do to continue to protect those who won’t protect themselves and get vaxxed.
So the problem is us not wearing masks and not the thousands of untested cruise ship passengers wandering around without masks. That’s strange because the only unmasked people I’ve seen have been tourists. Do they really think people are going to see masks as important if tourists and members of the government do not need to wear them? Either enforce the rules for everyone or get rid of it.
That is absolutely false. I just came back and the local population is not wearing masks except at Foster’s. The restaurant staff wear the masks around the chin and even though signs say you must wear a mask to enter the establishments, locals walk right in without. I felt and looked silly walking in to bars and restaurants wearing a mask. The hotel staff for the most part are still wearing masks.
Complain. Complain. Complain. First it was the stay over tourist going to bring in covid. Now it is the cruise tourist. When was the last time you got within 3 ft. Of a tourist?
When’s the last time I got within 3 ft of someone who spent the day in close proximity to cruise ship tourists is the more relevant question.
And what hospitality position on island spends the day in close proximity to cruise ship tourists? Restaurant staff- no. Taxi driver- no. Grocery store workers- no. Tour director- no. Who?
End this mask BS already or are we going to keep this in permanently?
No one in our 250 person accounting firms wears masks in the office, nor do people at gyms, bars, restaurants or gathering of friends. Just 20 minutes a week at Fosters and Blackbeards.
End this nonsense already. An individual is still free to wear a protective N95 mask if they want, or get a second booster.
The positives are government workers? Who else bothers to test without having symptoms or very mild symptoms? Cold-19 fear ended long ago. Unmask everyone, be CaymanKind!
Caymankind is a tired marketing slogan with zero merit
A tired market slogan not created by Caymanians.
There is one who claims it, a former Director Of Tourism. Full of soundbites.
Does it matter? It is the slogan of the island. I think now is the time to change it as it is no longer the case.
Parties? You’ve got to be kidding. I’ve been sitting in an open office for 9 months 5 feet from a dozen people.
Enough is enough, this virus is now endemic. Looking at the data, even from the massive data dumps from the pharma companies that created the vaccines, there is very little we can do to stop the spread of this thing. Thankfully, it is mild enough to be of very little risk to the vast majority of the population.
So get rid of these ridiculous mandates, protect those with actual risk, and let’s get on with life.
What a joke. Nine people went ‘through’ the hospital with COVID last week, meanwhile many more died from obesity, smoking, alcohol, drugs, and violence related causes.
Infections aren’t the issue, serious illness and deaths are the only markers relevant now.
Masks are a failed policy. For one, people don’t even wear them correctly. Two, cloth masks provide no protection. Three, mask protocols have little to no evidence they are slowing or stopping the spread of the Corona virus. End the mandates and free the face. There are more important problems to worry about like where my next meal is coming from.
https://www.city-journal.org/the-failed-covid-policy-of-mask-mandates
If you spent a little time to learn how to properly wear a mask, it would protect you and the people around you. If you spent a little money to buy the proper mask instead of wearing a cloth mask, it would protect you and the people around you. Masks do work to protect if you took these two steps and weren’t ignorant about it.
And now we know who was behind the push to risk health ans safety for profits. The Chamber of Commerce wants the government to drop mask requirements now despite news like this from the UK.
United Kingdom COVID update:
The UK registers its deadliest day in fourteen months with a record 646 deaths.
– New cases: 19,482 (-6,665)
– Average: 23,122 (-1,875)
– In hospital: 17,368 (-515)
– In ICU: 349 (+13)
– New deaths: 646 (+138)
– 7 Day Average: 234 (+43)
The Chamber, CITA and Reopen Cayman with the help of Fox News parrots and Q Anon crazies wants us all to ignore what’s happening in countries where tourists are travelling to and from for the profiteers.
Shame on them all for what is to come.
Don’t fall for it. Covid is not over.
At this stage in the game its called ‘living with covid’. We move on like the rest of the world.
There’s obviously a lot more going unreported. With cruise ship passengers everywhere, there’s almost no point to anything now!
If I had it, I’d isolate, but there’s no way I’d be reporting it.
That’s the reason I still have a stack of 30 LFTs in the bathroom cabinet. Some of them may be suspect of false readings, depending upon the news source you believe is vetted.
On occasion — in the past and recently — when I feel sick, I isolate. In recent times, I use the LFT. So far, all negative. If one were positive, I would do a double isolate — one, from the public and two, from my family, and THEY would use the LFTs.
Long before Covid-19, I stayed the **** at home when I was sick.
I would struggle with whether or not to report it.
I’m pretty certain I would eventually report it, after my family had gone to the store and stocked up on a month supply of everything.
You won’t report your COVID-19 Test Results if you’re:
1. SYMPTOMATIC?
2. ASYMPTOMATIC?
3. ALL OF THE ABOVE?
Mate, the UK registered its deadliest day in 14 months and you post this utter nonsense?
Nothing to do with cruise passengers. Where are they? They are on island a few hours. Put the blame where it belongs….and not Jamaica again.
Well they were never going to blame the money mules were they. It was ‘parties’ – yeah of course it was.
Of course not! Scapegoating 101
Upon successful completion of scapegoating 101, participants are advised to register for Turkeys, Fridges, and appliances oh my! 102.
Covid was raging on the island before any tourist.