Published 4 June 2021
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISSEMINATION
This evening, Friday June 4, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation.
Within the last twenty -four hours we have recorded five (5) additional cases. These new cases
are nationals and are referred to as Case # 79 through to Case # 83. The individuals are in isolation and are being monitored. These cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 83 with 69 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 51 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now thirty-two (32) active cases.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021 and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact
tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure
the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from
others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only
protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children.
We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the
AstraZeneca Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. You can access the COVID-19 vaccine at any health center in St. Kitts tomorrow Saturday June 5, 2021
between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and at two health centers in Nevis- Charlestown Health Center
between 8:00am to 1:00 pm and Gingerland Health Center between 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the
Federation.
June 4, 2021
Office of the Chief Medical Officer
