A former employee of one of Antigua’s airline handling company is the country’s, 7th Covid-19 victim. The 39-year-old young man who was an Old Parham road resident is said to have been laid-off in 2020 as a result of the pandemic and have not been on the airport since.
Last evening Mount St.John’s Medical Centre announced that the patient was admitted to the hospital on January 24, 2021 (at approximately 10:30 pm) with no significant past medical history and symptoms consistent with possible COVID-19 infection.
Laboratory investigations, to include the Sofia 2 Antigen test was carried out shortly after admission and was positive. This was subsequently confirmed with a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test.
The patient was supported with oxygen therapy and other related treatments known to be effective in the treatment of this disease. Notwithstanding the aggressive care provided, the patient continued to deteriorate – requiring intubation.
Our Newsroom has decided not to publish the name of the victim to afford his family the privacy, they deserve in this period of loss.
