Bermuda COVID-19 demise toll reaches 150

Bermuda’s demise toll from COVID-19 has topped 150, Well being Minister Kim Wilson has revealed.

Two extra deaths took the overall to 151, however there are solely 23 lively coronavirus instances within the island, she stated.

“With right now’s announcement of coronavirus-related deaths, this could function a stark reminder that COVID continues to be very a lot with us and all of us have a task to play in defending ourselves and our group,” Wilson stated.

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“We nonetheless should proceed to do our half to guard our group from spreading the virus and, extra importantly, shielding essentially the most weak from contracting COVID.”

Booster pictures are actually being dealt with at medical doctors’ places of work, pharmacies, and pediatricians.

Because the final replace, the Well being Ministry acquired 1,064 take a look at outcomes and 35 have been optimistic. Of the brand new instances, 19 have been transmitted domestically and 16 are underneath investigation.

Of the 23 lively instances, 21 are underneath public well being monitoring and two are in hospital however neither is in intensive care.

Wednesday’s figures got here after the island reported two weeks in the past that there have been 35 confirmed lively instances of the virus, with three individuals being handled in hospital however none in intensive care.

That replace, on November 2, got here with the island’s first demise attributed to COVID-19 in three months.

Since March 2020, Bermuda has recorded 18,463 coronavirus instances.

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