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W.Q.422/2020 Further breakdown of Covid cases

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WQ.422/2020

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2020

Question

Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the positive cases identified since 1st July 2020 in the following categories, determining whether the individuals contracted the virus through travel (i.e. on a plane) or through transmission within the community (including household transmission) –

  1. seeking healthcare;
  2. admissions screening;
  3. planned workforce screening; and
  4. contact tracing?

Answer

It is not possible to determine where an individual contracted the virus. However, we can report on how we detected that an individual has contracted the virus. The data are part of the daily statistics update found at:

https://www.gov.je/Health/Coronavirus/Pages/CoronavirusCases.aspx

As at 28th October 2020, the number of positive cases since 1st July 2020 identified in each category is:

 

Seeking healthcare

10

Inbound travel: active infections

172

Admissions screening

6

Planned workforce screening

4

Contact tracing

55