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From humble beginnings growing up in the working-class area of Jackson, St Michael, Dr Corey Forde has become one of the most prominent figures and faces in Barbados’ COVID-19 battle.
The island’s lone infectious disease specialist, who is National Co-ordinator of Isolation Facilities for COVID-19 Management in Barbados, stands tall in his field.
Modesty shrouds the remarkable achievements of the former student of Sharon Primary School and the Alleyne School, who always wanted to be a doctor – a lofty aspiration, given the modest circumstances in which he was raised by working- class grandparents after losing his mother.
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In Barbados, in one year, 38 families have mourned the passing of a loved one as a result of COVID-19.
Today, March 15, the results for tests conducted on March 14, included one fatality. One person died from COVID-19, an 88-year-old Barbadian man with comorbidities who succumbed to the virus after spending 18 days at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility.
The first COVID-related death in Barbados was reported on April 5, 2020. Just over two weeks after Barbados confirmed its first COVID-19 cases, the Minister of Health, Lt Col Jeffery Bostic made the disclosure during a national briefing.
Bostic said the deceased is an 81-year-old Barbadian male who travelled to the United Kingdom and returned to the island on March 22, 2020. Both the deceased and his wife were tested on Saturday, April 4, after reportedly exhibiting symptoms of the virus.
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A 75-year-old Barbadian woman died last night as a result of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). She had pre-existing chronic non-communicable diseases and passed away after spending 14 days at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. The virus has now claimed 39 lives.
A statement from Government also said that on Monday, March 15, the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 from among 358 tests.
There were also 39 recoveries, bringing the number of active cases to 165.
The 16 positive individuals comprise five women and 11 men. Five of them were already at the Harrison Point Facility undergoing assessment.
The total number of confirmed cases recorded since the pandemic began is 3 458 – 1 639 females and 1 819 males – and 3 254 people have recovered from the virus.
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