- The Plan & Updates
The Cayman Islands are operating a staged approach to border reopening.
Friday 29 April: New community regulations took effect on Friday, 29 April which increased public gathering limitsand allowed for parades and processions. Read more.
Friday 10 April: The latest amendment from Government means any vaccinated person may travel to the Islands without being subject to quarantine on arrival if they meet certain conditions. Read more.
Friday 18 March: Updates to current regulations and restrictions were released today to reflect movement to Phase 6 of the Border Reopening Plan which deals with the arrival of cruise tourists starting Monday, 21 March 2022. Read more.
Monday 14 March: March payments under the Displaced Tourism Employees Stipend Programme and the Tourism Recovery Grant Programme will be issued following the approval of funds during the next session of Finance Committee, which begins on 16 March. Read more.
Thursday 10 March: The Public Health Department has announced new operating hours effective Friday, 11 March 2022 for the Isolation/Quarantine Exit & Positive LFT Confirmation PCR Testing Centres. Read more.
Wednesday 23 February:
Thursday 17 February: Further COVID-19 restrictions will be eased Friday, 18 February 2022 as Phase 5 of the Cayman Islands reopening plan continues, Premier Hon. Wayne Panton announced during the COVID-19 community update. Read more.
Thursday 17 February: Over 600 former recipients of the Displaced Tourism Employees Stipend have returned to gainful employment in the Cayman Islands, according to the Ministry of Border Control and Labour following a thorough review of the stipend programme. Read more.
Wednesday, 16 February: The downward trend in new COVID-19 cases continued last week according to the latest situational report released by the Ministry of Health. Read more.
Monday 14 February: H.E. The Governor Martyn Roper confirms that Cayman is due to receive 2000 doses of the paediatric formulation of the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 5-11 years old. Read the full statement.
Wednesday 9 February: Public Health has released COVID-19 figures for 30 January-5 February. Positive cases reported to Public Health during this period are currently as follows:
30/01/2022 238 positives
31/02/2022 235 positives
01/02/2022 344 positives.
02/02/2022 307 positives.
03/02/2022 269 positives.
04/02/2022 204 positives.
05/02/2022 156 positives.
Friday 4 February: Recipients of the Tourism Displaced Employee Stipend Programme are reminded to complete the online Reconfirmation survey which asks for current contact information along with other pertinent details. The survey is to be completed by no later than Tuesday, 8 February 2022 to avoid delay in payment this month. Read more.
Wednesday 2 February: Public Health has tabulated 132 new positive cases thus far for the 31 January. This figure is expected to change as additional data is analysed. Final numbers will be included in the next edition of the COVID-19 Situational Report (SitRep). Meanwhile 15 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in the Cayman Islands on Wednesday, 2 February. Two new in-patients were included in this number while three were discharged. Eight new cases of COVID were reported in the Sister Islands on Wednesday 2 February. The Sister Islands has had 412 cases of COVID-19 to date. Read more.
Tuesday 1 February:
Monday 31 January: Public Health has released COVID-19 figures for 27-29 January. Positive cases reported to Public Health during this period are currently as follows:
27/01/2022 198 positives
28/01/2022 182 positives
29/01/2022 200 positives.
Active cases currently stand at 5,708. There are currently 18 hospitalised persons, two of which were newly admitted. The Sister Islands also noted 22 new cases since their report on Friday, for a total of 67 active cases.
Friday 28 January: Public Health has released updated COVID-19 figures for 23-26 January. (Public Health is responsible for compiling a 24/7 stream of data from all testing centres in the Islands. As such numbers reported at a particular time of day may be subject to change if new data arrives thereafter.) Positive cases reported to Public Health from 23-26 January are currently as follows:
23/01/2022 298 (+1)
24/01/2022 344 (+1)
25/01/2022 549 (+46)
26/01/2022 392 (new number)
Active cases currently stand at 6,545. There are currently 20 hospitalised persons, 2 of which were newly admitted. Included in these numbers are two new cases and 67 active cases reported in the Sister Islands.
Thursday 27 January: Public Health has released updated COVID-19 figures for 23-25 January. Public Health receives data on a virtually constant basis and results for a particular day may take an extended time to analyse.
Positive cases reported to Public Health from 23-25 January are as follows:
23/01/2022 297
24/01/2022 343
25/01/2022 549
Active cases currently stand at 6,088. There are currently 20 hospitalised persons, 2 of which were newly admitted.
Wednesday 26 January: From 16 - 22 January 2022, 2,739 new cases were reported by Public Health. This represents an average of 391 cases per day across all three Cayman Islands. There were 4,553 confirmed cases of Omicron by the end of this period. There were 6,578 known active cases during this period, representing 19.4 per cent of the population. There were no deaths during this period, leaving total deaths since the onset of the pandemic to 15. Read more.
Tuesday 25 January:
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Friday 21 January: The Public Health Department reported 779 new positive PCR tests for COVID-19, over the two-day period of 19-20 January 2022. The daily breakdown of these numbers was as follows 371 on Wednesday, 19 January, and 408 on Thursday, 20 January.
Meanwhile 17 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in the Cayman Islands on Friday, 21 January. Three new in-patients were included in this number while three were discharged. Eight new cases of COVID were reported in the Sister Islands on 19 January and a further ten on 20 January. Read more.
Thursday 20 January: The Public Health Department reported 850 new positive PCR tests for COVID-19, over the two-day period of 17-18 January 2022. The daily breakdown of these numbers was as follows 448 on Monday, 17 January, and 402 on Tuesday, 18 January.
Meanwhile 17 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in the Cayman Islands on Thursday, 20 January. Two new in-patients were included in this number. Seven new cases of COVID were reported in the Sister Islands on 17 January and a further seven on 18 January. Read more.
Wednesday 19 January: As part of a comprehensive review of its COVID-19 reporting practices, the Public Health Department has issued its first weekly COVID-19 Situation Report, or sitrep. The report covers an epidemiological week, from Sunday at 12:00am to Saturday at 11:59pm explains interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Autilia Newton.
From 9 – 15 January 2022, 2,200 new cases were reported including 76 from the Sister Islands. This represents an average of 314 cases per day across all three Cayman Islands. Of these new cases, 1,361 were of the Omicron variant. There were 3,967 known active cases during this period, representing 3.09 per cent of the population. There were also two deaths during this period, bringing the total deaths since the onset of the pandemic to 15. Read more
Monday 17 January: 843 new positive results for COVID-19 since the last report. While the number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the Cayman Islands remains at 132, the number of probable Omicron cases reached 2,836 during the reporting period. Fifteen COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in the Cayman Islands as at midnight (12am) on Monday, 17 January. Seven new admissions were included in this number. Meanwhile 11 new cases of COVID were reported in the Sister Islands.
Friday 14 January: A 15th person has passed away from COVID-19 related causes public health officials announced today. Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton also reported 488 new positive PCR tests for COVID-19. While the number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the Cayman Islands remains at 132, the number of probable Omicron cases reached 2,427 during the reporting period.
Thursday 13 January: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton today reported 380 new positive PCR tests for COVID-19.
While the number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the Cayman Islands remains at 132, the number of probable Omicron cases reached 2,058 during the reporting period. Read more
Tuesday 11 January: Two more persons have died of COVID-19 related causes Public Health Officials reported today. Also today Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 440 new cases of COVID-19. This included 10 in travellers and 430 from the community. Read more
Tuesday 11 January: The Public Health Department has revised isolation and quarantine requirements for residents and visitors with a travel declaration who are not required to quarantine. The procedural changes, which take effect immediately, are intended to minimise the impact on families and businesses of the recent increase in community cases of COVID-19, as the Omicron variant has become the dominant variant in the Cayman Islands.
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Monday 10 January: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 608 new cases of COVID-19, 22 in travellers and 586 from the community. Meanwhile the Public Health Department reported 1,522 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Friday, 7 January, of which 344 were positive. Two hundred and sixty four positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) were also reported during this period. Read more
Friday 7 January: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 432 new cases of COVID-19, 29 in travellers and 403 from the community on Friday, 7 January 2022. Public Health reported 1,007 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Thursday, 6 January, of which 301 were positive. One hundred and thirty-one (131) positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) were also reported during this period. Read more
Thursday 6 January: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 466 new cases of COVID-19, 41 in travellers and 425 from the community on Thursday, 6 January. Public Health reported 1,125 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Tuesday, 4 January of which 317 were positive. One hundred and forty-nine (149) positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) were also reported during this period. Read more
Wednesday 5 January: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 211 new cases of COVID-19, 19 in travellers and 192 from the community on Wednesday, 5 January. Public Health reported 538 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Tuesday, 4 January of which 108 were positive. One hundred and three positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) were also reported during this period. Read more
Tuesday 4 January: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 491 new cases of COVID-19, 62 in travellers and 429 from the community on Tuesday, 4 January. Public Health reported 1674 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Friday, 31 December 2021, of which 271 were positive. Two hundred and twenty positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) were also reported during this period. Read more
Friday 31 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 137 new cases of COVID-19, nine in travellers and 128 from the community on Friday, 31 December. Public Health reported 751 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Thursday, 30 December, of which 88 were positive. Forty-nine positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) were also reported during this period. Read more
Thursday 30 December: There has been a 12th death from COVID-19 Public Health officials noted today (Thursday, 30 December 2021). In addition Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 68 new cases of COVID-19, all from the community on Thursday, 30 December. Public Health reported 421 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Wednesday, 29 December.
There have been 44 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the Cayman Islands to date, meanwhile the number of probable Omicron cases reported locally reached 284 on Thursday, 30 December. Read more
Wednesday 29 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 361 new cases of COVID-19, 78 in travellers and 283 from the community on Wednesday, 29 December. Public Health reported 1504 PCR tests were conducted since the last report on Friday, 24 December. There have been 44 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the Cayman Islands to date. There were 198 probable Omicron cases reported on Wednesday, 29 December. Read more
Friday 24 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 71 new cases of COVID-19, 11 in travellers and 60 from the community on Friday, 24 December. Public Health reported 459 PCR tests were conducted on the previous day.
There have been 40 newly confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, bringing confirmed cases of the variant to 44. There were 25 newly suspected Omicron cases on Friday, 24 December bringing the total suspected cases of the variant to 59. Read more
Thursday 23 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 60 new cases of COVID-19, eight in travellers and 52 from the community, on Thursday, 23 December. Public Health reported 544 PCR tests were conducted on the previous day. There were 18 newly suspected Omicron cases on Thursday, 23 December bringing the total suspected cases of the variant to 72. Genomic sequencing of potential Omicron cases is underway. The Public Health Department will provide the public with an update within the next few days. Read more
Wednesday 22 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 52 new cases of COVID-19, three in travellers and 49 from the community, on Wednesday, 22 December. Public Health reported 682 PCR tests were conducted on the previous day. The Cayman Islands recorded two additional COVID deaths on Tuesday 21 December, bringing the total number of deaths related to COVID-19 to 11. Of the total deaths, two were in 2020 and prior to the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
Tuesday 21 December: Customs and Border Control Officers at Owen Roberts International Airport alerted Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers to a man travelling from Cuba, who had been refused entry after supplying a suspected false travel certificate. Read more
Monday 20 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported 148 new cases of COVID-19, seven in travellers and 141 from the community. To date, there have been 4 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant found in the Cayman Islands. There are currently 31 suspected cases of the Omicron variant. Read more
Saturday 18 December: This evening the Public Health Department reported that a further 23 potential cases of the Omicron variant, which causes COVID-19 have been identified. Read more
Friday 17 December: On Friday, 17 December Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported that 760 PCR tests were conducted from midnight 15 December to midnight 16 December. The Public Health Department reported an additional 35 positive results from tests, three in travellers and 32 from the community. Public Health has amended the epidemiological day to be considered as midnight to midnight to simplify reporting processes and to present findings for complete days. Read more
New COVID-19 Regulations Issued Read more
Thursday 16 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported that 782 PCR tests were conducted from midnight 14 December to midnight 15 December. The Public Health Department reported an additional 26 positive results from tests, three in travellers and 23 from the community. Read more
Wednesday 15 December: Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported that 864 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December. The Public Health Department reported 29 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 27 from the community. Read more
Tuesday 14 December: Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1029 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Monday, 13 December. The Public Health Department reported 47 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 45 from the community. Read more
Monday 13 December: Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 2,128 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Friday, 10 December. The Public Health Department reported 85 positive results from these tests, all coming from the community. Read more
Friday 10 December: Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1132 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December. The Public Health Department reported 30 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 28 coming from the community. Read more
Thursday 9 December: Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 697 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 December. The Public Health Department reported 45 positive results from these tests, all coming from the community. Read more
Wednesday 8 December: Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1170 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 7 December. The Public Health Department reported 70 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 68 coming from the community. Read more
Learn more about the vaccination programme for the Cayman Islands and the vaccination schedule from Health Services Authority.
Cayman Islands Government, Government Admin Building, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Tel: 345 949 7900
