Medical Health
Daily average COVID-19 caseload falls to 46
(CNS): Public Health officials have said that the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 cases up to 25 February has now fallen to just 46, and as of 24 February there were 1,169 estimated active cases in the Cayman Islands. Eight patients are currently hospitalised for COVID-related causes, six of whom are unvaccinated and one partially […]
Waitrose Pesto withdrawn over Salmonella scare
(CNS): The UK Food Standards Agency has announced that the British supermarket Waitrose has recalled all of its Green Pesto with Basil due to the possible presence of Salmonella. The British-made product is sold here in Cayman and the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) said it has contacted all local wholesalers and supermarkets to ensure […]
Isolation numbers tumble with decline in COVID cases
(CNS): Public Health officials estimate that, as of Tuesday evening, there are now just 1,366 people isolating as a result of a positive COVID-19 test, a significant drop from the near 7,000 people that were locked down at one point in January. During the first two days of this week, there were just 127 new […]
Daily positive cases of COVID-19 still falling
(CNS): According to the latest information from Public Health, the number of new cases of COVID-19 is still dropping, with just 63 people reporting positive tests yesterday, including four people on the Sister Islands.
Vaccine clinics for children to begin this weekend
(CNS): Following the arrival from the UK last week of 2,000 doses of paediatric vaccine for children between five and eleven years old, the Public Health Department has said the ‘by appointment only’ clinics for all children in this age group will start this Saturday. The clinics will be held in the district clinics, the […]
Active COVID-19 cases fall to under 1,600
(CNS): The spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Cayman Islands appears to be decreasing significantly and the number of people now isolating as a result of a positive test dropped to around 1,580 as of Sunday morning. However, according to the latest figures released by the Public Health Department, the number of people in hospital over […]
New rules relaxing COVID-19 restrictions released
(CNS): The new regulations relating to the management of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands have been published on the government gazette confirming the lifting of post-arrival test requirements for vaccinated travellers. The quarantine period for partially vaccinated, the non-securely verifiable vaccinated, and unvaccinated travellers has also dropped to seven days. Pre-flight tests to travel between Grand […]
On-island testing dropped for vaxxed tourists
(CNS): Visitors to the Cayman Islands who are fully and verifiably vaccinated against COVID-19 and arrive with a negative anti-gen test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus will no longer have to take lateral flow test during their stay, in a move government hopes will help attract more guests back to the islands. The change also applies […]
Cayman appears to have passed COVID peak
(CNS): Public Health officials have reported a downward trend in new COVID-19 cases, based on the figures in the situational report released last night reflecting the numbers as of Friday. This data suggests we have passed the infection peak, with just 979 officially reported cases last week, a drop of more than 700 from the […]
Daily COVID-19 cases continue to decline
(CNS): Daily positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed by the Public Health Department through PCR testing showed a significant decline over the weekend. The official number of positives was 103 on Friday, 89 on Saturday and just 54 on Sunday. So far 97 samples from Monday’s PCR tests have been confirmed as positive by Public Health. […]
2,000 doses of kids vaccines coming from UK
(CNS): Public health is about to roll out a vaccination programme for all kids aged between five and twelve as the UK has given the green light to begin inoculating children here. In a statement from his office issued Monday, Governor Martyn Roper said the paediatric shots are expected to arrive on Thursday after the […]
