COVID-19 Update:

 APR 13, 2021 ————————– BGIS

Six new cases, all men, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, April 12, from the 220 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

Meanwhile, 10 people recovered and were discharged. There are now 91 persons in isolation.

Barbados has recorded 3,740 confirmed COVID-19 cases (1,817 females and 1,923 males) since the beginning of the pandemic in March, last year. The total number of recoveries has moved to 3,623.  There have been 44 COVID-19 deaths.

Since February 2020, the public health laboratory has conducted 146,575 tests. To date, 65,873 vaccinations – 27,137 men and 38,736 women – have been administered as part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19.