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Eight people – two Barbadians and six visitors – tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday. Their tests were among the 915 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
The new cases are a 75-year-old Barbadian woman, who arrived on British Airways; a 54-year-old male visitor, who came in on American Airlines on December 11; a 23-year-old Barbadian woman, who arrived on American Airlines on December 12; and a 60-year-old male visitor, who came into the island on British Airways on December 14.
Also adding to the tally of confirmed cases are a 32-year-old female visitor, who arrived on Virgin Atlantic on December 14; a 29-year-old female visitor, who travelled to the island via Virgin Atlantic on December 16; a 24-year-old male visitor, who arrived on British Airways on December 16; and a 28-year-old female visitor, who arrived on Air Canada on December 17.
Four visitors tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
They include two women, aged 42 and 37, who arrived on American Airlines on December 10 and 11. The other cases are a 53-year-old man, who came in on Virgin Atlantic on December 12, and a 31-year-old man, who arrived on British Airways on December 13.
All of the visitors were asymptomatic, and tested positive on their second tests.
Theirs were among the 864 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
Additionally, no one was released from Isolation. The new cases bring the number of persons in isolation to 20.
Barbados has recorded 301 cases to date – 156 females and 145 males. A total of 274 people have recovered from the viral illness.
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Four more visitors tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday.
One of them, a 47-year-old man, arrived on American Airlines on December 13, while the other three, all women, aged 29, 30 and 71, arrived on British Airways on December 14. They were asymptomatic and tested positive on their second tests.
The results were the only positives from among 922 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Four people were released from the Harrison Point isolation facility, bringing the number there to 20.
Barbados has recorded 305 cases to date, comprising 159 females and 146 males. The Ministry of Health and Wellness said in a statement that 278 people have recovered from the viral illness.
Update Dashboard for December 15.
Between March 16, 2020, and today, December 16 at 1 pm, Barbados has surpassed the 300-mark for recorded confirmed cases on island.
However, there are only 20 active cases in Isolation at the government facility as of this date.
In Tuesday s report, four visitors tested positive for COVID-19. Their tests were conducted on Monday.
They are two women, ages 42 years old and 37 years old, who arrived on American Airlines on December 10 and 11. The other cases are a 53-year-old man, who came in on Virgin Atlantic on December 12, and a 31-year-old man, who arrived on British Airways on December 13.
All of the visitors are asymptomatic and tested positive on their second tests.
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Four visitors, all of whom were asymptomatic, were positive for COVID-19 on Monday after undergoing a second test.
They include two women, aged 42 and 37, who arrived on American Airlines on December 10 and 11. The other cases are a 53-year-old man who came in on Virgin Atlantic on December 12, and a 31-year-old man who arrived on British Airways on December 13.
Theirs were among the 864 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
Additionally, no one was released from Isolation. The new cases bring the number of people in isolation to 20.
Barbados has recorded 301 cases to date – 156 females and 145 males. Overall, 274 people recovered from the viral illness and there were seven deaths.