MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 UPDATE NOVEMBER 16, 2020

There were 1056 test results received by the Ministry of Health from 13-14 November 2020, and one was positive for COVID-19.
This most recent case is classified as imported with details as follows:

• 1 non-resident who arrived on AA 308 from Miami on 5 November 2020 who tested positive on their day 8 test. This case had a negative pre-test, arrival test and Day 4 test, and was also under quarantine as a close contact (travel companion) of a known case identified upon arrival from the same flight.

Bermuda now has 223 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:

• there are 25 active cases, who are
• all under public health monitoring, and
• none are hospitalized or in critical care;
• a total of 189 have recovered, and
• the total deceased remains 9.

The average age of all of our confirmed positive cases is 54 years and the age range of all of our positive cases is from 7 to 101 years.
The average age of all deceased cases is 74 years and the age range is 57 to 91 years.
The source of all cases is as follows:

• 111 are Imported
• 91 are Local transmission, with known contact
• 21 are Local transmission with an unknown contact, and
• none are under investigation

Bermuda’s country status is “Sporadic Cases”. The seven-day average of our real time reproduction number is less than 1.