The Ministry of Health provides the following update: 

-Seventy (70) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.

The seventy (70) positive cases reported shows results from samples taken during the period September 4^th to September 15^th, 2020. Therefore, this figure is NOT representative of the positive cases over the last 24 hours only.

-The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that there is an additional COVID-19 related death. The person is a male with co-morbidities. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 57. 

-Twelve (12) persons have been discharged.

COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (96)

Two thousand one hundred and thirty-three (2,133) patients have been home isolated under the continuous monitoring of the respective County Medical Officer Health (CMOH) offices.

 The seventy (70) new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.