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Health authorities reported late on Wednesday that two Barbadian women have died from complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A 50-year-old died while in primary isolation at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility, and a 73-year-old died in the Accident & Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Both were unvaccinated. The number of deaths from the viral illness is now 106. (AR)
There were 311 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, October 12 from 2 473 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Of the 155 females and 156 males who tested positive, 69 were under the age of 18, and 242 people were 18 years and older. There are 541 people in isolation facilities, and 2 273 in home isolation. A 69-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman died at the Harrison’s Point …
After a successful mission trip to Ecuador, the health system's global health team traveled to Barbados to assist in their fight against COVID-19.
Health authorities said two Barbadians died from the complications of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) late on Wednesday, pushing the death toll from the viral illness in the island to 108. A news release from the Barbados Government Information Service said the two deaths carried the total for Wednesday to five. A 92-year-old woman, who was fully vaccinated, died in the afternoon while in tertiary isolation at the Queen’s College facility, …
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory reported 342 new COVID-19 cases, 164 males and 178 females, on Monday, October 11 from 2 781 tests. The new cases comprise 82 people under the age of 18, and 260 who are 18 years and older. There are 537 people in isolation facilities, and 2 284 in home isolation. Three deaths were confirmed, a 59-year-old woman and an 88-year-old man, who passed away at the Accident & …