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Three more people – two women and one man – died from the complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A 57-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman died this past Saturday at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility, where a 48-year-old woman also lost her battle with the viral illness on Sunday morning. All three were unvaccinated and takes the death toll for COVID-19 in Barbados to 238. (GIS/AR)
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 165 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases - 82 males and 83 females - on Thursday, December 2, from the 1 234 tests conducted. Of the new cases, 34 people were under the age of 18, and 131 were 18 years and older. A total of 328 people were in isolation facilities, and 2 238 were in home isolation. A 61-year-old unvaccinated man passed away …
There were 198 people (96 males and 102 females) who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, December 1 from 1 827 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Of the new cases, 49 people were under the age of 18, and 149 were 18 years and older. A total of 394 people were in isolation facilities, and 2 370 were in home isolation. Two people died from the virus …
On Friday, we posted a story about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) getting a paint job for the first time in 20 years. The public’s reaction to the story varied, with some being highly critical of the upgrade, accusing the institution of focusing on aesthetics and not the functionality; while others were quick to praise the move saying it was the first of many needed for the county’s lone public hospital.The hospital was opened by Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on a visit here in 1964 at which time he unveiled a mahogany plaque in the hospital’s pub...
Two more Barbadians have been added to the list of COVID-19 casualties. A 51-year-old woman died from the virus on Wednesday, December 1, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. She was vaccinated. Additionally, a 61-year-old man, who was unvaccinated, passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility today, Thursday, December 2. To date, the number of deaths from COVID-19 is 234. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, …