The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) on Thursday reported 30 new COVID-19 cases from 322 samples processed on Wednesday September 8, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 9.3 per cent.  

“Seven new recoveries were noted over the reporting period. Eighty-eight (88) cases are  currently active and twelve (12) persons with COVID-19 have died. Two thousand four hundred  and twenty-one (2421) cases of COVID-19 and two thousand, three hundred and twenty-one  (2321) recoveries have been recorded in St. Vincent and The Grenadines since March 2020. 

“In view of the confirmed presence of the Mu variant of interest in the community and the increased  risk of infection and subsequent transmission of COVID-19 posed by the growing incidence of  variants of concern in persons entering St. Vincent and the Grenadines, strict compliance with all  protocols and recommendations is strongly recommended. These include the effective use of  masks, physical distancing, hand sanitizing and immunization with available vaccines,” the release said.