Press Release:- As of December 19, 2021 Saint Lucia has diagnosed a total of 13,166 cases in country, with 88 active cases. The daily infection rate for the last 7 days is 3 per 100,000 population per day, with a 3-4% testing positivity rate and a transmission rate of 0.8. We have noted a total of 290 COVID-19 deaths. We have 9 positive cases admitted at the Respiratory Hospital, 1 case is critically ill and 1 severely ill. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs received notification from the Caribbean Public Health Agency CARPHA of 19 new cases of