Covid-19Local NewsNews COVID-19 UPDATE: 30 new cases, 63 recoveries by Barbados Today 28/02/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Desmond Brown 28/02/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 141 Barbados recorded 30 positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday, February 27, from the 506 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Sixty-three people recovered and were discharged from isolation.  The number of active cases now stand at 628. The 30 new cases comprised 12 men and 18 women.  Three of them had been sent to the Harrison Point Isolation Facility for assessment to determine whether they were in fact newly positive, or had the virus in the past and were no longer infectious. Twenty-seven of them are Barbadians. This island has recorded 3,068 confirmed cases – 1,435 females and 1,633 males – and 2,407 persons have recovered. Thirty-three persons have succumbed to the viral illness. Since February 2020, the public health laboratory has completed 125,693 tests. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians On Saturday, 2,908 persons were vaccinated as part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19. To date, a total of 36,749 vaccinations have been administered – 15,678 men and 21,071 women. (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 BWU successfully negotiates benefits for KFC workers 14/02/2025 Anthony ‘Gabby’ Carter released on $10 000 bail 14/02/2025 Agrofest 2025 expands with more exhibitors, enhanced security 14/02/2025