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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 sixteen (16) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Tuesday 16th March 2021 at 6pm.<\/p>

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These new cases were as a result of ninety-eight (98) samples processed by MSJMC and eighty-seven (87) processed by CARPHA.<\/p>\n

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Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda is one thousand and eight (1008); which is inclusive of three hundred and eighty-three (383) active cases.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, three hundred and ninety-one (391) Covid-19 vaccines were administered since the last publication bringing the total number of individuals vaccinated to twenty four thousand nine hundred and four (24,904).<\/p>

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

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