Virus retreat stalled? Cases stay stubbornly near 400 a day

The Ministry of Health reported 390 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, a slight decline over the 427 cases reported Tuesday. The past ten days has seen overnight results of the virus spread continue in the 400 range. The promise of a downward break similar to that seen May 9 (294 cases) has faded. Authorities can only guess at when and if such a break is likely to come. And as noted here Tuesday, there remains no explanation for the dramatic fall in the number of tests being done daily. The current Ministry report shows slightly less than 7,400 tests compared to a high of more than 19,000 in recent weeks.