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The island last night marked its first death from Covid-19 since October 13 – which pushed the death toll to 96. But active infections stood at 171, compared with August 26, when there were 179 active cases. Hospital cases have also dropped to 26 fro...

The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today dropped from its top alert level to reflect a fall in the number of Covid-19 patients who need emergency and intensive care. But a spokeswoman said the downgrade from Level 4 to 3 was a tentative step. She ...

A 33-year-old mother who almost died of Covid-19 appealed yesterday for young people to put safety first and “really think about” vaccination. Derrika Johnson said: “This Covid is real. I thought my life was over. “I wasn’t going to get the vaccine ...

The number of complaints against employers that have failed to make health insurance payments for staff has risen because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed. The Bermuda Health Council said there had been a 20 per cent increase in the n...

A new and potentially more contagious strain of Covid-19 identified in Britain has not yet appeared in Bermuda, a top doctor said last night. Wesley Miller, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said there was no “indication at this poin...

A teacher said he hoped to research how the island’s history, culture and geography affected how teenagers looked for help with mental health problems. Daniel Cavanagh, a PhD student, added he had started a literature review to establish the need for...

Elective surgeries and outpatient clinics are scheduled to return to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital next month, it was revealed last night. Wesley Miller, the chief of staff for Bermuda Hospitals Board, reported a “significant” ease in the hos...

Around 2,000 booster shots of coronavirus have been administered island-wide, the health minister announced yesterday. Kim Wilson said boosters were being administered at nursing homes, the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Ce...

About 2,000 people have received vaccine booster shots so far, the health minister said today. Kim Wilson added the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Centre vaccine centres were administering boosters to people over the age o...

Active Covid-19 cases have dropped to 258 – below the levels at the start of the island’s latest outbreak at the end of August. There are now 29 people in hospital with the illness, with six in intensive care – down from the 35 in hospital with nine ...