COVID-19 UPDATE: Confirmed cases now 86

Barbados’ latest COVID-19 positive case is a 55-year-old Barbadian man who was identified through contact tracing by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

His was the only positive test out of 132 carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday.  Two people will be released from isolation today.

This brings the number of confirmed cases of the viral illness to 86 – 44 women and 42 men. Sixty-seven people have recovered, seven have died and 12 remain in isolation.

The public health laboratory has now completed 3,783 tests. (BGIS)