22nd February, 2021

Dashboard Update for February 20, 2021

The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed fifty (50) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday, 18th February, 2021.

Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard for Thursday, 18th February, 2021 with the cut off time of 6pm, sixty-six (66) additional samples were processed by MSJMC increasing the pending results from One hundred and sixty (160) to two hundred and thirty-two (232).

Of the one hundred and five (105) samples processed by MSJMC, sixty-seven (67) were negative and thirty-eight (38) positive. Four (4) of these positive cases were repeat tests.

Of the one hundred and twenty-seven (127) samples processed by CARPHA, one hundred and nine (109) were negative and eighteen (18) positive. Two (2) of the positive cases were repeat tests.

Investigations have begun and contact tracing and testing are ongoing. Three (3) recoveries have been recorded bringing the total to two hundred and seventeen (217).

One (1) non-imported Covid-19 related death has been recorded.

Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda is five hundred and ninety-eight (598); which is inclusive three hundred and seventy (370) active cases and eleven (11) deaths.

Meanwhile, one hundred and seven (117) samples are pending. The dashboard has been updated to reflect these changes.

Dashboard Update for February 21, 2021

The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) has no new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Friday, 19th February, 2021 at 6pm.

Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard for Thursday, 18th February, 2021 with the cut off time of 6pm, an additional forty-five (45) samples were processed at MSJMC increasing the pending results from one hundred and seven (107) to one hundred and fifty-two (152) in total.

All one hundred and fifty-two (152) samples processed by MSJMC were negative. The additional forty-five (45) samples are reflected in the total samples taken and total persons tested columns of the dashboard.

One (1) recovery has been recorded bringing that total to two hundred and eighteen (218).

Since the 6pm cut off time for this publication, two (2) Covid-19 related deaths of non-imported cases on February 20th, 2021 were recorded bringing the non-imported deaths to eleven (11).

Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda remains at five hundred and ninety-eight (598) which is inclusive three hundred and sixty-seven (367) active cases and thirteen (13) deaths.

Meanwhile, three hundred and three (303) samples are pending.

The dashboard has been updated to reflect these changes.