{"id":121343,"date":"2020-12-18T17:21:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=121343"},"modified":"2020-12-18T17:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:21:38","slug":"one-new-case-of-covid-19-in-antigua-and-barbuda-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/one-new-case-of-covid-19-in-antigua-and-barbuda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"One new case of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2072950174\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><span dir=\"ltr\"><b>Dashboard Update for December 18, 2020<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p><div id=\"antig-473352280\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John\u2019s Medical Center (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed one new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 17<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0December 2020 at 6pm.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-423882649\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2591533314\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard on Thursday 17<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0December 2020 with the cut off time of 6pm, seventy-seven samples were processed at the Mount St. John\u2019s Medical Center which increased the pending results from thirty-five to one hundred and twelve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">All seventy-seven samples processed by MSJMC yielded negative results and are reflected in the\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"><b>total persons tested<\/b><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"><b>total samples taken<\/b><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0columns of the dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Of the thirty-five samples processed by CARPHA, thirty-four were negative and one positive. The single case was imported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda is one hundred and fifty-two (152); which is inclusive of six (6) active cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile, one hundred and fourteen samples are pending at MSJMC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span dir=\"ltr\">The dashboard has been updated to reflect these changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-121344\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:791\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:791\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg 791w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:232\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg 232w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:994\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:901\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:325\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg 325w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:834\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201218-WA0016.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-92787349\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dashboard Update for December 18, 2020 &nbsp; The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John\u2019s Medical Center (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed one new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 17th\u00a0December 2020 at 6pm. 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