COVID-19 Daily Release 28 January 2021

Good day.

There were 489 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and one was positive for COVID-19. The new case is classified as under investigation, as it is a resident with no currently identified link to other known cases or history of travel in the past 14 days.

Additionally, since the last update, two cases have recovered.

There are currently 28 active cases, of which;

·         25 are under public health monitoring and

COVID-19 Update - Minister of Health Remarks 26 January 2021

Good Afternoon,

There were 543 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and two were positive for COVID-19. Both of the new cases are classified as imported. The first case is a resident who arrived on S46227 from the Azores on 16 January 2021 and tested positive on their day 8 test. The second case is a resident who arrived on B62231 from New York on 24 January 2021 and tested positive on their arrival test

Additionally, since the last update, six cases have recovered.

There are currently 30 active cases, of which;

COVID-19 Daily Release 25 January 2021

There were 1689 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and none were positive for COVID-19. 

Additionally, since the last update, 12 cases have recovered.

There are currently 34 active cases, of which;

· 29 are under public health monitoring and

· Five are in hospital with none in critical care;

Since March 2020, Bermuda has recorded 686 total confirmed cases of COVID-19; out of those, 640 persons have recovered, and 12 persons have sadly succumbed to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Daily Release 21 January 2021

Good day.

There were 540 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and two were positive for COVID-19. One of the new cases is classified as imported by a resident who arrived on S46226 from Azores on 11 January 2021 and tested positive on their day eight test. The second new case is classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with a known case.

Additionally, since the last update, nine cases have recovered.

There are currently 54 active cases, of which;

COVID-19 Regulations Update 21 January 2021

Good afternoon all, and thank you for joining us.

As the Premier announced earlier this week, we have updated the COVID-19 Regulations. The changes took effect today. As a reminder for the public here’s what is now in place. After consultation with the Ministry of Health, the following changes have been agreed:

Group gatherings of persons in a private or public setting will increase from a maximum of 10 to a maximum of 25 people - this also includes outdoor funerals.

However there will be no Large Group exemptions approved at this time.

COVID-19 Daily Release 20 January 2021

There were 875 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and none were positive for COVID-19.

Additionally, since the last update, eight cases have recovered.

There are currently 61 active cases, of which;

  • 56 are under public health monitoring and
  • Five are in hospital with none in critical care;

Since March 2020, Bermuda has recorded 684 total confirmed cases of COVID-19; out of those, 611 persons have recovered, and 12 persons have sadly succumbed to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Update - Premier's Remarks 19 January 2021

Good Evening Bermuda,

Last week the Government was pleased to announce the beginning of our vaccination programme, with the Ministry of Health beginning distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Monday, January 11 th to elderly residents 80 years and over, the clinically vulnerable, frontline healthcare workers and essential workers such as police officers, teachers, and others.

COVID-19 Update Minister of Health’s Remarks 19 January 2021

Good afternoon.

There were 657 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update and 1 was positive for COVID-19. 

The new case is classified as imported with details as follows:

  • 1 resident who arrived on AA 308 from Miami on 17 January 2021 and tested positive on their arrival test

There have also been 5 recoveries.

Bermuda now has 684 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows.

There are 69 active cases, of which

§  63 are under public health monitoring and