Covid-19 Local News News COVID-19 UPDATE: Barbados records 84 new cases; 9 leaves isolation Barbados Today12/01/2021043 views The island recorded 84 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Additionally, nine people were released from isolation. The new cases were among 974 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, and represent results for locals and visitors. They comprise 75 men and 9 women. Of the 84 new positives, 67 are from Her Majesty’s Prisons, Dodds. There are now 553 persons in isolation. To date, Barbados has recorded 968 confirmed cases – 377 females and 591 males, and 408 persons have recovered. (BGIS) The public health laboratory has completed 84,879 tests since March 2020.