The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has revealed six new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Friday 16th October 2020 at 6pm.

Of the sixteen (16) samples processed by CARPHA, nine (9) were negative and (7) seven positive; of the seven positive samples, one (1) was a repeat.

Meanwhile, one new recovered case has been recorded bringing that total to one hundred and one (101).

Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda is one hundred and nineteen (119) with fifteen (15) active cases.

The dashboard has been updated to reflect these changes.