 The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to manage COVID-19 cases in country. A total of 5,567 COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in country from March 2020 to present. Over the last 14 days, 95 new cases of COVID-19 were noted. Today, Thursday, July 29, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 30 new cases of COVID-19 out of 267 samples. These samples were processed on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The majority of the new cases are from Dennery and Grosley, followed by Castries and Viewford. At present, the Ministry of Health continues to manage these outbreaks emanating from social activities. It has also been noted that during the past few weeks, there has been an increase in mass crowd activities related to the recent political campaigning and elections. It is anticipated that we will continue to see increases of COVID-19 cases into the month of August. The Ministry of Health has put the necessary measures in place to manage to reduce the possible impact of this COVID-19 spike on our population. The public is reminded that the community respiratory clinics remain open and people can access testing, treatment and care free of charge. Anyone with respiratory signs and symptoms is encouraged to access care at any one of the respiratory clinics at the soonest. The five community respiratory clinics are the Viewford Wellness Center, the Souffre Hospital, Dennery Hospital, the Clary Wellness Center and the Grosley Poly Clinic. The Ministry of Health reminds the public that we are still in a vulnerable position based on the high risk of introduction of COVID-19 and the other variants of concern from the developed countries and our neighbouring Martinique. We are also at risk for transmission of COVID-19 in country due to poor compliance to protocols. We note the increase in social activities across the island, especially on the weekends and the general relaxation of the public health measures. We continue to advise the public to remain vigilant and adhere to the protocols that are put in place to keep us safe from the virus. These include regular hand washing, the use of face masks in public places, covering the mouth, nose and chin and avoiding crowds and also persons with respiratory symptoms and keeping frequently touched surfaces clean. Vaccination remains the most effective public health measure in managing infectious diseases. The AstraZeneca vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective in protecting persons from developing COVID-19, its severe forms, complications, hospitalisations and deaths. We continue to urge the public to access the vaccination sites to get immunised at the soonest. The vaccine is available free of charge to the public at many venues on a daily basis. As of yesterday, July 28, 2021, a total of 32,133 persons have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 24,418 have received the second dose of the vaccine. Let us all encourage family and friends to get immunised so we can all be protected. The Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue providing updates to the public as new information becomes available.