COVID-19 UPDATE: 3 new cases, 16 discharged

Barbados recorded three new positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, April 18. The two males and one female were identified from among the 288 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

Additionally, 16 people were discharged, while 86 persons remain in isolation.

The overall number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has moved to 3,784 (1,840 females and 1,944 males), and 3,681 persons have recovered. The virus has claimed 44 lives.

A total of 148,929 tests have been conducted by the public health laboratory.

To date, 70,758 vaccinations – 29,186 men and 41,572 women – have been administered as part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19. (BGIS)