Two visitors to the island went into isolation yesterday ( DEC 7, 2020 ) after returning COVID-19 positive results, from the 612 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
One of them is a 21-year-old man, who arrived on Virgin Atlantic on December 5, while the other, a 52-year-old woman, was diagnosed after coming into contact with a known case.
Additionally, three persons were released from isolation bringing the total number of persons in insolation to 19.
Barbados has now recorded 289 confirmed cases, comprising 149 females and 140 males. Of these, 263 persons have recovered. To date, the public health laboratory has completed 50,369 tests.