HEALTH MINISTER REPORTS 92 NEGATIVE SAMPLES
Written by Fuze Team on August 24, 2020
Health Minister Carvin Malone has confirmed that a total of 92 samples collected have tested negative for the COVID-19 virus.
This comes after the detection of nine (9) new positive COVID-19 cases on August 21, which leaves the total number of active cases in the Territory at twelve (12).
At his last announcement on August 21, Minister Malone noted that local health teams continue to carry out aggressive contact tracing and testing in an effort to mitigate and contain the spread of the virus.
The 92 negative result includes the 15 samples that were pending from primary and secondary contacts of Case 12, added with samples collected from BVI Health Services Authority staff, and persons quarantined as part of the phase one controlled re-entry into the Territory.
He said that all samples have been tested locally at the BVI Health Services Authority Laboratory through polymerising chain reaction (PCR) testing. The Health Minister expressed hope saying that the Government will continue to be vigilant in protecting our borders and conducting further contact tracing
