 The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Early Affairs continues to manage the fourth wave in country. From July 25, 2021 to present, we note 6,897 cases at an average of 75 cases per day. 50% are in the age group 25 to 49 years. 57% of the cases are female. At present, we have 400 active cases in country. The majority of the cases are from castries, grosile, Vufort and Babano. We are also managing a COVID-19 outbreak at the Baudelaire Correctional Facility. There are presently 34 COVID-19 patients admitted to the respiratory hospital and seven of them are severely ill. The daily infection rate for the past week was 14 per 100,000 per day, which is a 25% decrease from the previous week. We note a steady decline in the rate of transmission at this point with a present rate of 1.2. During that period, we also note 151 COVID-19 deaths on average three deaths daily with a case fatality rate of 1.9%. Males account for 57% of the deaths. We continue to note the reduction in the transmission rate, hospitalization rates, positivity rates, prevalence rates and forecast average resolution of the fourth wave by November 2021. Today, the Ministry of Education has commenced the phased approach to face-to-face learning for critical grades. The Ministry of Health is working closely with them to ensure a safe learning environment for all students, teachers and support staff. We appeal to parents to work closely with the schools to ensure a coordinated approach during this transition. We also appeal to the minibus sector to follow all recommended protocols to allow the safe transportation of students to school. We continue to ask the public to work with us and exhibit responsible behavior to ensure our recorded COVID-19 numbers remain low. We are working to ensure the sustainable school reopening for all of our children. Let us all take personal responsibility to keep ourselves and families safe, our behaviors, adults directly affects the education of our children at this point. We have available both the Pfizer and the AstraZeneca vaccine free of charge in country at our various wellness centers, and these vaccines have been proven to be safe and effective in protecting persons from developing COVID-19, its severe forms, complications, hospitalizations and death. Parents are also encouraged to vaccinate their children from 12 years and older. Let us make the educational environment safer. We continue to advise the public to remain vigilant and adhere to the protocols that are out there to keep us safe. These include regular hand washing, the use of a face mask in public places, avoiding crowds and persons with respiratory symptoms and keeping frequently touched surfaces clean. The Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue providing updates to the public as new information becomes available.