(CMR) The Chief Medical Officer is reporting two new imported cases of COVID-19 from travelers that came into the island. These are the first positive cases in 37 days as no positive cases have been reported in the Cayman Islands since Monday, 13 July.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports 183 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 18 August with the two positives included. Two separate travelers arriving in Cayman on different flights have tested positive as part of routine screening on completion of the mandatory isolation period. They will remain in isolation with their traveling parties until they have completed the necessary additional period of isolation.
These two positive cases will change the World Health Organization designation of the Cayman Islands from “No cases” to “Sporadic cases”, the latter which is defined as “Countries/ territories/ areas with one or more cases, imported or locally detected”.
The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or in their homes as required by the Medical Officer of Health, is currently 95.
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