BVI’S COVID DEATHS REACH 23

There have been six more Covid 19 related deaths in the territory within the last two days, bringing the death toll to 23.

The Ministry of Health said the deceased are a 50-year-old female who died on July 18, a 71-year-old male, a 66-year-old female a 41-year-old female and a 74-year-female who died on July 19, and a 67-year-old male who died on Tuesday, July 20th. Five persons died at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital and one person died at home. Minister for Health Carvin Malone said they met with a team of over 45 doctors, who have pledged their support and they are calling on the nurses active, retired, at home or abroad to lend their services and support at this very important moment.” As of July 18, confirmed active cases had fallen to 1,604 in the Territory with a reduction in daily increase in new cases.

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Georges said, “Persons who test positive for COVID-19 need to disclose their positive status especially if they live in a household with other people. Dr. Georges said they are seeing a number of occurrences of persons not disclosing and therefore endangering persons around them.”