December 29, 2021

[Andrea J.]

580 Residents +

87 Non Residents +

57% of those residents tested were positive

From FRESH Aruba Radio via the DVG

Today's numbers . 667 new infections have been detected, 580 of which among residents (local infection rate 57%). 68 people have been recovered . The total number of active cases is now 2,109. On average, there are 283 new cases per day with an average daily local infection rate of 42%. At the moment, there are eight Covid patients on the general ward; in Colombia, three more patients are in ICU .


From the Aruba Tourism Authority

· The local authorities will continue to work to manage the situations that require quarantine or isolation and remain committed to the safety and well-being of all our visitors. We are hopeful the impact on travelers is minor and will continue to adapt and advise on procedures as the situation changes.
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[Aruba4ever]

And another ouch!

[flpctc]

Oh No...I feel so bad for Our Special Island and All the Islanders. Awful just Awful.

[WaltVB]

Wow, words can't begin to express...

[Colette M]

ALL I CAN SAY IS OMG!!!! This is really, really bad. I don’t the numbers were this bad when they shut down in 2020!

[Andrea J.]

yes the numbers are horrendous.
the upside is the hospitalizations are not increasing much.

a family of 4 that I know that are all positive, are feeling well and thought they just had allergies.
(runny noses and sneezy). all fully vexed and boosted.
they are now in isolation and are bored to tears.

[Colette M]

Yes I am hearing the same. Symptoms are mild. However, it’s one thing if you are home or in the US (although I don’t want COVID anywhere) but it’s a whole different story traveling internationally right now. New variant is highly contagious; almost everyone is getting it. The risk of testing positive & needing to isolate prior to traveling home is extremely high. So many unknowns. It’s astonishing that more people aren’t canceling for their own well being.

[robin]

The numbers are shocking, but hopefully the hospitalizations will remain low. The numbers are crazy everywhere.

[Aruba4ever]

They certainly are but thankfully as Andrea mentioned the hospital rates are not increasing. I hope thats the case everywhere and they can remove the restrictions.

The numbers are shocking, but hopefully the hospitalizations will remain low. The numbers are crazy everywhere.

[rern73]

yes the numbers are horrendous.
the upside is the hospitalizations are not increasing much.

a family of 4 that I know that are all positive, are feeling well and thought they just had allergies.
(runny noses and sneezy). all fully vexed and boosted.
they are now in isolation and are bored to tears.

That is the whole point: it seems with this Omicron variant, folks are not getting deathly ill, and the hospital is not overwhelmed. Yes, the numbers weren't nearly this high in the early days of Covid, but this variant is a different animal. Let's hope it is the beginning of the end of this whole mess. Stay safe everyone, and may your holiday still happen