(345) 949-8600

Health Services Authority

  • COVID-19 Info
  • Make a payment
  • Employee Login
  • Services & Specialties
    • Inpatient
    • Outpatient
    • Pharmacy
    • Overseas Treatment
    • Public Health
  • News & Events
  • Patients & Visitors
    • What you need to know
    • Registration & Admission
    • Visitors
    • Medical Records
    • How to make a payment
    • Patient Rights & Responsibilities
    • Patient Services
    • Wheelchair Assistance
    • Pastoral Care
    • Patient Financial Services
    • Patient Feedback
    • Hurricane Preparedness
  • Employment and Training
  • Online Pharmacy

Government Statement on Passing of COVID-19 Patient

by Brooke Moore / Saturday, 14 March 2020 / Published in Public Health

Health City Cayman Islands today Saturday 14 March 2020 announced the passing of the 68-year-old patient who was confirmed as the first COVID-19 case in the Cayman Islands.

Government, including His Excellency the Governor, the Premier, Hon. Alden McLaughlin and Minister Dwayne Seymour, extend condolences to the wife and family of the cardiac patient who was travelling on a cruise ship when he was admitted to Health City in critical condition for urgent cardiac treatment on 29 February.

On the way to the Cayman Islands, the patient had two cardiac arrests and was resuscitated. He had a prior medical history of cardiac issues. On arrival in George Town, he was rushed by ambulance to Health City where he was being treated in isolation at the tertiary care facility’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU).

The Premier says: “Our heartfelt sympathies to the patient’s widow who has lost her husband in a land far from home.”

Health Minister, Hon Dwayne Seymour, adds: “The passing of this first COVID case is obviously a time for national reflection. I urge the people of the Cayman Islands, in particular those at high risk and their loved ones, to put into rigorous practice the measures that prevent COVID and so will save their lives. Most important of these are rigorous hand-washing and social distancing.”

Those most at risk from COVID include older persons and those with underlying conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer.

Individuals who develop any flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, runny nose etc., are advised to contact their usual General Practitioner (GP), or the Cayman Islands Public Health Department at flu@hsa.ky, or via the flu hotline at 1-800-534-8600 or 947-3077.

  • Tweet

What you can read next

Free HIV & STI testing available for World AIDS Day 2021
Prospect Primary School Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

Search

Archive

  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012

Public Health Archive

  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015

Our Locations

  • Cayman Islands Hospital
  • Faith Hospital
  • Little Cayman Clinic
  • District Health Centres
  • Merren Dental Clinic
  • Lions Eye Clinic

Find A Physician

Find A Physician

GET IN THE KNOW

  • About HSA
  • Contact Us
  • Message from the CEO
  • Organizational Structure
  • Our Mission
  • Governing Laws
  • FOI – Freedom of Information
  • Media Policy

Our Locations

  • Cayman Islands Hospital
  • Faith Hospital
  • District Health Centres
  • Lions Eye Clinic
  • Merren Dental Clinic
  • Little Cayman Clinic

Additional Services

  • Cancer Registry
  • Cayman Islands Blood Bank

Specialties & Services

  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient

I would like to ...

  • Find A Physician
  • Download HSA HealtheLife
  • Apply for a job
  • Volunteer
  • Make a payment
  • Patient Financial Services
   © 2022 HSA.KY All rights reserved. | P.O. Box 915 GT Grand Cayman Cayman Islands
  • Site Map
  • Privacy Notice
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us
  • COVID-19 Info
  • Employee Login
  • Media Policy
  • MyHSA Patient Portal
TOP