Gibraltar records two weeks without Covid cases in hospital or ERS
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Gibraltar has recorded two weeks with no hospitalised cases of Covid-19.
The news comes against the backdrop of a major vaccine rollout programme that has so far seen 60,907 jabs of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine administered.
A total of 32,293 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 28,614 of those have had both their jabs.
The last Covid-19 cases in St Bernard’s Hospital or the Elderly Residential Services were recorded on March 21 and March 2 respectively.
The Minister for Health, Samantha Sacramento, said: “It is a great relief to be able to announce this news.”
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There are currently 114 active cases of COVID-19 in Gibraltar.
There are eleven cases in the COVID-19 wards, and ten in the Critical Care Unit. There are three cases in Elderly Residential Services.
13,499 people have received their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, with 5,573 having received both doses.
Three more Covid deaths were reported over the weekend, bringing the total number of Covid related deaths in Gibraltar to 83.
All three had underlying health conditions.
A woman aged 85-90 years old died on Friday while on Sunday, a 75-80 year old man and an ERS resident, a woman aged 85-90 years old, have died.