BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - THE Federation last evening (Feb. 4) reported a further case of the Coronavirus when an international traveller returned a positive sample result on Thursday (Feb. 4).
In a media statement, the Ministry of Health noted that the Federation confirmed one additional case of the disease, which is a traveller who landed in the Federation on January 30, 2021 from the United States of America.
As per usual, the patient has been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certified hotels since arrival.
The Ministry did not indicate the gender of the individual and whether the individual provided a negative PCR Test based on the requirement.
Additionally, health officials did not say whether the person showed signs or symptoms that required the early test.
The Ministry however stated: “The patient was duly notified and is now in isolation. This additional case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 40 with 28 cases for St. Kitts and 12 cases for Nevis.”
So far, 36 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths and there are now four active cases, all of which are stable and are being monitored.
