April 7, 2021
The number of COVID-19 deaths has moved to 44, following the passing of a 52-year-old Barbadian man on Tuesday, April 6.
He suffered from a chronic non-communicable disease and spent 14 days at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility before succumbing to the virus.
There were also six new positive COVID-19 cases, one man and five women,
recorded on Tuesday. They were identified from 558 tests conducted by the Bestdos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
Additionally, eight people recovered and were discharged from isolation. There are now 96 persons in isolation. This is the first time since December 31, 2020, that the cases in isolation are under 100.
Barbados’ confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reached 3,697 (1,788 females and 1,909 males). There have also been 3,565 recoveries. The public health laboratory has so far conducted 144,155 tests.
Cuban COVID team to stay another six months
Article by April 8, 2021
A year after arriving here to join the frontline battle against the coronavirus, the Cuban medical team is to stay here until early October, at the request of Barbadian authorities.
To seal the deal, representatives of the Ministry of Health and the government in Havana, Wednesday signed yet another six-month extension agreement – the third – at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Culloden Road.
In this Cuban embassy photo, Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland (second from left), executive chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, signed the agreement with Cuba’s Ambassador Sergio Pastrana, flanked by Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong (left) and Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George (right).
April 8, 2021
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified seven new positive cases – all females – of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 7, from among the 453 tests conducted.
Eleven people recovered from the virus and were discharged from isolation. There are 95 persons in isolation.
The island has recorded 3,704 (1,795 females and 1,909 males) confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March 2020. A total of 3,576 people have recovered from the viral illness. There have been 44 deaths.
The public health laboratory has so far conducted 144,608 tests.
On Wednesday, nine persons were vaccinated as part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19.
To date, 63,747 vaccinations have been administered – 26,350 men and 37,397 women. (BGIS)
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified seven new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, comprising three men and four women. Thirty-one people recovered and were discharged from isolation and there are currently 112 people in isolation. Since March last year, the island recorded 3 659 confirmed cases of the virus – 1 761 females and 1 898 males. A total of 3 506 people recovered and the death toll …
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