Good day.

There were 1458 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and one was positive for COVID-19. The new case is classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with a known case.

Additionally, since the last update, there were four recoveries.

There are currently four active cases, of which;

· Three are under public health monitoring and

· One is in hospital with none in critical care;

Since March 2020, Bermuda has recorded 695 total confirmed cases of COVID-19; out of those, 679 persons have recovered, and 12 persons have sadly succumbed to COVID-19.

The mean age of all confirmed positive cases is 43 years (median: 40 years), and the ages range from less than one year to greater than 100 years.

To protect privacy and confidentiality, age information will not be provided on active or hospitalized cases.

The mean age of all deceased cases is 75 years (median: 77 years), and the ages range from less than 60 years (age group: 50-59 years) to greater than 80 years (age group: 80-100 years).

The source of all cases is as follows:

· 201 are imported

· 493 are classified as local transmission of which:

· 402 are local transmission with known contact/source and 

· 91 are local transmission with an unknown contact/source

· 1 is under investigation

As investigations proceed, transmission categories may change.  

Of the over 170,000 test results reported, the mean age of all persons tested is 43 years (median:  42 years), and the ages range from less than one year to greater than 100 years.

The seven-day average of our real-time reproduction number is less than one, and Bermuda’s current country status remains “Sporadic Cases”.

The Ministry of Health is reminding the public that the Police Recreation Club is no longer a vaccination centre.

“The Bermuda College Campus site opened today, and the hours of operation are from 8 am to 8 pm in the Student Hall,” said Minister of Health, Kim Wilson.

“If you are eligible for the COVID vaccination, please register your interest so that you can get an appointment. Persons interested in getting the vaccine should go to https://forms.gov.bm/covidvaccine.

“If sufficient people in the Island are vaccinated, the virus is less able to spread as the number of susceptible people is low. This means that you are able to not only protect yourself but also help protect the people you interact with, especially those in higher risk groups who are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Those individuals in higher-risk groups include the elderly and those who are extremely clinically vulnerable. If you have any questions about your vulnerability, please talk with your primary care physician.”