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At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1029 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Monday, 13 December. The Public Health Department reported 47 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 45 from the community.

These results brought the number of active cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands to 3,448 as at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December. The total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic stood at 8,007 as at the same time.

There were 14 COVID-19 patients hospitalised in the Cayman Islands at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December.

The Public Health Department also confirmed that up to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December there had been 2,094 total positive lateral flow tests since the introduction of the lateral flow test programme in the Cayman Islands, which are included in the total positive numbers given above.

As of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December, Faith Hospital confirmed there were no active cases in the Sister Islands, with none identified in the previous 24 hours. To date, there had been 120 total cases recorded in the Sister Islands, with all having recovered. Out of the total number of cases in the Sister Islands, 62 were fully vaccinated, six were partially vaccinated, and 52 were unvaccinated.

Vaccination clinics were closed on Monday, 13 December.