According to the latest COVID-19 update, there are 70 new positive cases in Cayman – 68 within the local community and two involving travellers.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that these new cases bring the total number of active cases in Cayman to 3,513, as at 8am Wednesday, 8 Dec.
There are currently 15 COVID-19 patients in hospital in Cayman, according to the Public Health Department.
Also, there are 4,030 people in quarantine either in government isolation facilities or at home.
Of the 7,794 total cases that have been recorded in Cayman since the start of the pandemic, nine have died, and 4,272 have recovered.
Sister Islands
Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac confirmed that, as of 8am Wednesday, there were 10 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, and 110 have recovered.
Out of the total number of cases in the Sister Islands, 62 were fully vaccinated, six were partially vaccinated, and 52 were unvaccinated.
Vaccinations
Up to 8am Wednesday, 58,300 people (82% of the estimated total population of 71,106) had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 56,339 individuals (79%) had completed the two-dose course.
Additionally, 12,866 people (representing 18% of the total population) have received a third, or booster, dose.
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Dr. Lee would help others get vaccinated it he would only start (restart) advising the public of the vaccination status of those testing positive, those hospitalized and those who have died.