Grand Cayman – At 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 697 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 December. The Public Health Department reported 45 positive results from these tests, all coming from the community. 

These results brought the number of active cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands to 3,491 as at 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December. The total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic stood at 7,839 as at the same time.

There were 17 COVID-19 patients hospitalised in the Cayman Islands at 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December.

The Public Health Department also confirmed that up to 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December there had been 2040 total positive lateral flow tests since the introduction of the lateral flow test programme in the Cayman Islands, which are included in the total positive numbers given above.

As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December, Faith Hospital confirmed there were 8 active cases in the Sister Islands, with none identified in the previous 24 hours. To date, there had been 120 total cases recorded in the Sister Islands, with 112 having recovered. Out of the total number of cases in the Sister Islands, 62 were fully vaccinated, six were partially vaccinated, and 52 were unvaccinated.

Up to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 6 December there had been 127,628 COVID-19 vaccinations given in total in the Cayman Islands. Of these, 58,371 people (82% of 71,106) had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile 56,486 individuals (79%) had completed the two-dose course.

Additionally, 13,324 people (representing 18% of the total population) had received a third or booster dose up to that point.