March 13, 2020

St. Lucia confirms first case of Covid-19 virus

By Newsroom

St. Lucia has announced its first case of the Covid-19 virus. According to the country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness the patient is a 63-year-old woman with a travel history from the United Kingdom. 

She entered St Lucia on March 7 in the company of her husband and sought medical care on March 11th. CARPHA confirmed that the sample was positive. The woman has been placed in isolation at a medical facility. Her contacts are now being traced to be placed in quarantine.

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