Four New Positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Five Recoveries. 32 Active Cases. Three persons Hospitalized. 68 Persons in Home Isolation/Quarantine

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - As of May 12th, there were four (4) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, five (5) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to thirty-two (32). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand two hundred seventy-two (2272).

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring twenty-nine (29) people in home isolation. Three (3) patients remain hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty-seven (27).

The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand two hundred thirteen (2213). Thirty-nine (39) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.

The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 2, 776 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested 26, 880 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.

Minister Ottley urges everyone to remain cautious when in public; wear your mask, practice social distancing, and sanitize or wash your hands frequently.