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Saint Lucia\u2019s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George, has confirmed the presence in that country of three cases of the Delta Variant among six new cases of Variants of Concern \u2013 the others being the Alpha Variant.<\/p>\n

According to St. Lucia Times, Belmar-George made the disclosure at a press briefing Friday morning during which she said Saint Lucia had received \u00a0the last batch of results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have noted three new Delta cases in country. These are the first Delta Variant cases that we have recorded in country,\u201d she disclosed.<\/p>\n

Thre CMO said of the three cases, two are US nationals and one is a Saint Lucian national \u2013 females between the ages of 18 and 37. Two were discovered in the South of the Island and the other in the North.<\/p>\n

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