Tag: Weekly COVID-19 Situation Reports
COVID-19 weekly report changing to reflect more diseases
(CNS): The weekly COVID-19 report covering the third week of May, which was released Thursday morning, will be the last report dealing with the coronavirus pandemic alone. Given the emerging global diseases like monkeypox, next week it will become a newsletter that covers all communicable and non-communicable diseases impacting the community. This last COVID-19 report […]
COVID cases taking a toll on services, say health officials
(CNS): The public is being urged to practice infection control measures as the number of people isolating due to SARS-CoV-2 continues to climb. According to the latest official active case numbers, more than 1,600 people are currently infected, which is taking a toll on businesses and services, Public Health officials said in the latest COVID-19 […]
Mask mandate staying as COVID cases rise
(CNS): Public Health officials have said that while COVID-19 regulations are being reviewed and some restrictions may be lifted, the mask mandate inside public buildings and on transport vehicles will remain in effect, given the increase in positive cases.
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 […]
Isolation numbers grow as COVID cases inch up
(CNS): There are currently 638 active cases of COVID-19 in Cayman, including four patients in the hospital, according to the latest Public Health Department figures. Over the last two days, 117 people have officially reported positive, and the seven-day rolling average currently stands at 39.
Officials watch COVID cases for potential surge
(CNS): Public Health officials said that further monitoring and analysis are needed to understand the factors behind last week’s upward trend in COVID-19 numbers before they can say whether Cayman should expect the dramatic increase in cases experienced recently by other countries.
COVID patient dies as new cases creep back up
(CNS): An elderly unvaccinated patient with COVID-19 has died in hospital, Public Health officials confirmed yesterday, bringing the death toll in the Cayman Islands since the start of the pandemic to 25.
23rd patient with COVID-19 dies
(CNS): Public Health said there was another “COVID-related death” last week, bringing the total number in the Cayman Islands to 23. The latest patient was one of two who died sometime between 5 and 12 March, both unvaccinated and suffering from severe comorbidities.
COVID death toll jumps to 21 after delayed reports
(CNS): There have been three more deaths in the Cayman Islands where COVID-19 was a factor, according to the latest weekly report by the Public Health Department, which failed to report a death last week at the time and has said that two other deaths have been retroactively ruled as COVID-related, though officials did not […]
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 […]
Over 5,200 people still in official COVID isolation
(CNS): The latest figures from the Public Health Department revealed that, as of Tuesday 25 January, a huge number of people were in lockdown after testing positive for COVID-19. As adults and children returned to work and school after the National Heroes holiday weekend, 5,220 people were still in isolation as a result of a […]
