By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 24th February 2022) — Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws has pointed to less newly diagnosed cases within the space of a week as evidence that the fourth wave of COVID-19 is coming to an end. Speaking at the NEOC briefing on Wednesday 16th February 2022, she informed that 20 persons were newly diagnosed for the week of 9th to 15th February 2022, compared to 42 in the previous week. Up to Wednesday 23rd February, there were only 17 active cases.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we are almost at the end of this fourth outbreak of COVID-19 infections. Our numbers — meaning newly diagnosed cases — are trending downwards; the numbers are declining and we continue to see our cases recovering,” she said. Dr. Laws urged unvaccinated persons over 60 with underlying conditions — including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke or cancer — to reconsider and get vaccinated: “It is individuals like yourself who are at risk of moderate to severe disease and even dying, and we want to prevent any further deaths in this regard.” The total COVID-19 death count stands at 42. St. Kitts and Nevis has administered over 57,000 doses of vaccines combined, and has received an additional 18,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine from the US government.