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(Dashboard Update for February 28, 2021)<\/p>

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The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John\u2019s Medical Centre (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed thirty-nine (39) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Saturday 27th February 2021 at 6pm.<\/p>\n

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Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard for Saturday 27th February 2021 with the cut off time of 6pm, one hundred and eight (108) additional samples were processed at MSJMC increasing the pending results from one hundred and seventy-three (173) to two hundred and eighty-one (281) in total.<\/p>

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Of the one hundred and eight (108) samples processed by MSJMC, seventy-six (76) were negative and thirty-two (32) positive.\u00a0 Twelve (12) of these positive cases were repeat tests.<\/p>

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Of the one hundred and seventy-three (173) samples sent to CARPHA, one hundred and fifty-three (153) were negative and twenty (20) positive.\u00a0 One (1) of these positive cases was a repeat test.<\/p>\n

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All thirty-nine (39) cases are non-imported.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, six (6) recoveries have been recorded bringing the total to three hundred and seven (307).<\/p>\n

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Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda is seven hundred and sixty-nine (769); which is inclusive of four hundred and forty-eight (448) active cases.<\/p>

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The dashboard has been updated to reflect these changes.<\/p>

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