 St. Lucia has recorded the single highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day. On Friday, 23 October 2020, six individuals, including three children, were diagnosed. They are all from one household in castries. This brings the total number of active confirmed cases currently isolated in care to 21. Case number 43 is a 40-year-old male. Case number 44 is a 38-year-old female. Case number 45 is a 3-year-old female. Case number 46 is a 12-year-old female. Case number 47 is a 4-year-old male. And case number 48 is a 47-year-old female from the Grosjele district. This is the single highest number of cases diagnosed within one day. As the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues its response to cases, it is important to state that with the increasing number of cases that each individual recognizes that they have the ability to reduce the spread of this virus, by keeping to the infection prevention and control guidelines, the spread of the virus from one person to another can be stopped. The Ministry of Health will make a strong appeal once again to everyone that if you are experiencing respiratory symptoms which include cough, sore throat, fever, please promptly seek care at the closest respiratory clinic. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should not be in the workplace participating in social activities or in public places like banks, supermarkets, or stores. The Ministry of Health will take this opportunity to remind everyone that it is important to ensure a mask is always worn in public places, maintain the six-foot physical distance from the next person, which is about two arms distance or two arms length, and follow the floor markers in public places where they are available. Wash and sanitize your hands throughout the day, and to cover your sneeze and cough if a tissue or use your inner elbow when tissue is not available. Through contact tracing, health officials have determined that case number 43 is a close contact of case number 39, a 38-year-old male from the Denver region. He was tested during a community testing exercise. And the six newly diagnosed cases were identified through the contact tracing processes and were in quarantine pending their results. They are all now in isolation for care. The Ministry of Health encourages members of the public who have respiratory signs and symptoms to immediately visit their closest community respiratory clinic for care. Additionally, if any members of the public are aware that they had contact with the cases diagnosed, that is cases 37 to 48, they are encouraged to also present themselves at community respiratory clinics for testing. Effective this weekend and until further notice, the Ministry of Health has extended the hours of operation at community respiratory clinics. The public is asked to note that services will now be available on Saturdays at the Viewfort Respiratory Clinic, the Grossly Poly Clinic, and the Denry Hospital from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is reminded that the Sufer Hospital continues to offer a 24-hour service daily, which includes the weekend.