{"id":119538,"date":"2020-11-10T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=119538"},"modified":"2020-11-10T17:11:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:11:47","slug":"saint-lucia-records-its-first-covid-19-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/saint-lucia-records-its-first-covid-19-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Lucia records its first COVID-19 death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ministry of Health today, Tuesday November 10, 2020, received confirmation of its first COVID-19 death in country.<\/p>

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The individual is a 47-year-old man from the Micoud District.<\/p>\n

He presented at one of our hospitals due to the complications of underlying medical conditions where he was treated and being managed for these issues.<\/p>

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As part of his care, he was also assessed and swabbed for COVID-19 and his results returned today as positive for the virus.<\/p>

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Investigations and contact tracing in relation to this case are currently on-going.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Health extends our greatest sympathies to his family and loved ones. This is
\nindeed a difficult time for them all and this loss is also being felt by us within the Ministry of
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue providing updates as information becomes available.<\/p>\n

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