By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 1st May 2020) — The Chief Medical Officer says 60% of the fifteen (15) confirmed positive COVID-19 patients are between the ages of 21 and 40 years, with the bigger number being males.
“The confirmed cases comprise of 53% males and 47% females with 60% of the cases are between the ages of 21 and 40 years. The age of the patients range from 9 months to 66 years and the mean or average age is 32 years,” Dr. Hazel Laws said at the NEOC COVID-19 Daily Briefing on Thursday 30th April 2020.
To date, within nine days, six (6) individuals had recovered from the novel coronavirus in St. Kitts-Nevis while nine (9) others remained in isolation. Dr. Laws noted that in terms of clinical manifestations, “87% were symptomatic or manifesting symptoms and the remainder were symptom free.”
Leading up to press deadline on Thursday 30th April, COVID-19 details for St. Kitts-Nevis were: 293 persons tested with 15 confirmed positive, 271 confirmed negative with 7 results pending; zero deaths; 56 quarantined in a government facility; 54 quarantined at home; 9 persons in isolation; and 688 released from quarantine.