St Kitts and Nevis confirms another COVID-19 related death

St Kitts and Nevis: According to the COVID-19 vaccination report of St Kitts and Nevis Health Ministry, as of 13 September 2021, a total of 3.9 per cent of the children population (between the age group 12 -17 years) has been given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

While around 66.3 per cent of St Kitts & Nevis population has received their first jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine, and a total of 75.1 per cent of the SKN population has taken its second dose and is fully vaccinated now, till 13 September.

The twin-island has reported 34 new cases of the COVID-19 virus in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the island country to 642 till 13 September 2021, as per the report of the Ministry of Health.

So far, 8 patients in the twin-island scummed to the COVID-19 pandemic, while in total, 860 individuals have been recovered from the contagious mutant.

As per the Health Ministry’s report, out of 1,510 confirmed cases discovered, 1,241 cases were reported on St Kitts, and 269 COVID-19 infections have been reported on Nevis island.

Worldwide currently, there are a total of 224,511,226 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, while in total, 202,709, 098 individuals have recovered from the mutant while around 4,627,540 individuals lost their lives to the deadliest COVID-19 virus.

In addition, the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis – Dr Timothy Harris, is also encouraging the citizens to take doses of their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible in order to fight and defeat the deadly mutant.

The government of SKN has asked its citizens to abide the COVID-19 health protocols and measures such as – wearing masks, frequently sanitizing, maintaining social distance.

The SKN government has also provided COVID-19 hotline numbers for the citizens – (869) 467-1146/1233 (St Kitts), (869) 469-5521, 2035/2051/(869) 469 -8010 (Nevis island).