Another death has been recorded due to the Covid-19 virus. There have also been three more confirmed cases bringing the total to 97. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s update as of tonight, Thursday April 2nd. Six-hundred and eighty-eight samples were submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health is still waiting on a further epidemiological investigation, as information was not available from the patient who died, due to the need for immediate emergency care.  Two of the latest confirmed cases have a history of recent travel and the third confirmed case is also awaiting pending epidemiological investigation.

Of the total number of positive cases, 49 of these positive cases came from the group of nationals who recently returned from a cruise: 46 positive cases from the group of 68 nationals who returned from the cruise together and 3 positive cases from the group of nationals who returned from the same cruise separately from the other 68 nationals.