Only one person is now hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus down from nine and the person’s condition is severe, according to the Ministry of Health.

In its most recently published dashboard, the Ministry indicates that there are 10 new lab-confirmed cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Tuesday, February 8.

These were realized from 93 samples processed at the hospital. The active cases now stand at 581.

Therefore, the total number of persons with lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda is 7,331.

Meanwhile, the fully vaccinated numbers are getting closer to 61,000 while those who are partially vaccinated are just over 2,600.