BVI CONFIRMS 6TH CORONAVIRUS CASE

The BVI has confirmed it’s 6th case of the novel Coronavirus COVID-19.

Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone confirmed in a live press conference that the territory has recorded another positive case of the Coronavirus.

Honourable Malone stated that since his last update on April 19, an additional nine (9) samples were tested by CARPHA, eight (8) of which were negative and one (1) additional positive case was detected.

The territory’s statistics as it relates to COVID-19 is as follows: six (6) confirmed cases, three (3) recovered cases, one (1) death, two (2) active cases.

The government awaits the results of ten (10) test samples which have been transported to CARPHA, today April 24 for confirmatory testing.