VI confirms 9 COVID-19 cases linked to 12th case
He said since the confirmation of case number 12 as announced on August 19, 2020, authorities have since pursued aggressive contact tracing resulting in the identification of primary and secondary contacts linked to the case.
East End & Anegada flagged as source of cases
"Out of those investigations, 10 additional persons identified as primary or close contacts were quarantined and tested and 9 of those results were positive for the virus that causes COVID-19."
While the symptoms are mild at this time for the 9 persons, Hon Malone said they remain in quarantine.
"The cases that were confirmed today, are mainly located on the Eastern End of Tortola and on the island of Anegada, however, our findings point to secondary and tertiary contacts residing in several other communities throughout the territory," he said.
Tonight's announcement points to community spread of the virus as he also mentioned that some contacts have been linked to heavily patronised nightspots and festive events that took place at the beginning of August 2020.
Local testing enhanced - Hon Malone
Hon Malone said local testing, however, has been enhanced through testing kits from Public Health England and from procurements done by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Case #12 was presented at the emergency room after experiencing moderate symptoms and no recent travel history before testing positive for the virus.
With the discovery of 9 more cases, the VI now has 21 total confirmed cases, with 12 currently active, 8 recovered and 1 death.
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44 Responses to “VI confirms 9 COVID-19 cases linked to 12th case”
The bright side: with the exception of the first case, all others recovered.
The first case's death was possibly due to late medical attention.
Before you get on your knees and pray for God’s mercies, you busy chatting sh*t bout island people. Hush your damn mouth man. Sick of hearing the bull shit about island people. I am from here and don’t reply with no bull shit either. Go pray, stop the hate and start showing love man.
U must’ve get a serious butt aka horn from another islander
Or u need to go back to school and learn about continents islands states etc
BE ACCOUNTABLE.
All island people including the BVI Lives matter.
These idiots who think they are above the law smuggling in coved.. pure idiots
Well thank God the Cuban Health Team is here and out of Quarantine just in time.
Ps I wonder who the 9 members was interacting with? I’m pretty sure not just themselves....
They were too busy putting unnecessary implementation in place for expats.
Trust me you will be seeing this island people blog till election. It’s a set up.
www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/no-rise-shine-but-revelers-wet-fete-instead/
But sure lets blame the 'island people'
Some people think it’s contained because the additional tests came back negative.
It’s not that simple.
Many people have no symptoms and could still spread the virus. Some may be afraid to get tested or some may have no symptoms yet.