COVID-19 Weekly SitRep – Epi. Week 17: Cases Increase for Sixth Consecutive Week

05 May 2022, 07:02 AM

Covid 19

Public Health has issued the COVID-19 Situational Report for Epidemiological, or Epi., Week 17 (24 - 30 April 2022), Wednesday 4 May.

During Epi. Week 16, there were a total of 604 new cases of COVID-19 reported by Public Health. This was 144 cases more than what was reported in the previous Epi. Week (17 – 23 April 2022).

Officials noted that 1,897 tests were conducted in Epi. Week 17, compared to 1,419 tests in Epi. Week 16, and to 1,427 tests in Epi. Week 15.

The test positivity rate was at 32 percent for Epi. Week 17.

During Epi. Week 17, there were nine inpatients admitted to hospital. Of these, 60 percent were vaccinated. There have been 267 COVID-19 patients admitted since March 2020 to 30 April 2022.

There have been 27 deaths from COVID-19 related causes in the Cayman Islands since the beginning of the pandemic.

The full situational report can be viewed and downloaded here: https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/weekly-covid-19-report---4-may