Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Sharon Belmar-George, has urged vigilance on the part of the public as Saint Lucia recorded 1, 187 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 14 days. In a statement on Monday, Belmar-George said the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has noted a total of 7232 cases diagnosed in country from March 2020 to present and 97 deaths, with the daily infection rate for the past week being 61.4 per 100,000 per day and an average of 111.2 cases per day. She disclosed that in relation to this new wave, from July 13, 2021