Press Release:- The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs today Monday, October 18, 2021, confirms a total of six (6) new cases of COVID-19. These cases were processed on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at the Ezra Long Laboratory from a total of 42 samples which were collected between October 16 and October 17, 2021. This number of positive cases makes up 14.3% of all the samples processed on that date. These new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in- country to date to 12, 234. The Ministry of Health also reports one (1) new COVID-19 related death.