 Today, Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 16 new cases of COVID-19. This is from a total of 162 samples tested. This brings a total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 303. One case is a 31-year-old female, non-national, who was tested as the national protocol. This individual was placed in quarantine at a COVID-19 certified hotel and has now been transferred into isolation upon receipt of the results. 14 of the 16 cases are returning nationals who were within a government quarantine facility. They have all been transferred into isolation upon receipt of their positive results. One case is a 22-year-old male national from the Grozile district, who is the contact of a previously diagnosed case. Today, Senusha also recorded a total of two recoveries bringing the total number of active cases to 35. All cases are currently in care and are stable and none of them require critical care. The Ministry of Health once again appealed to all members of the public to continue practicing the infection prevention control measures as part of the national efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19. This further emphasises the importance of quarantine as an effective measure to control, contain and to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue providing updates as new information becomes available.