Covid-19Local NewsNews COVID-19 UPDATE: Fourteen new cases, 10 recoveries by Barbados Today 06/05/2021 written by Barbados Today 06/05/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 156 Fourteen new positive COVID-19 cases – six males and eight females – were recorded on Wednesday, May 5. They were identified from the 733 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Four of the new positives are male clients of the Psychiatric Hospital. Meanwhile, 10 people recovered from the viral illness and were discharged. There are currently 84 persons in isolation. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 3,929 (1,896 females and 2,033 males) and 3,831 people have recovered. The island has recorded 45 COVID-19 deaths. A total of 156,736 tests have been carried out by the public health laboratory since February 2020. The number of people vaccinated under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19 is 75,296 (first and second doses). Of these, 25,466 persons have been fully vaccinated during the second phase of the programme. (BGIS) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like PM Cup players get major prizes during Flow visit 12/12/2025 Rum distillery cuts carbon emissions in new bottle, targets global growth 12/12/2025 BDF EMT volunteers “happy to help” Jamaica 12/12/2025