COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases, five discharged

There were two new positive COVID-19 cases – one male and one female – identified on Friday, May 7, from the 678 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

Five people also recovered, while 109 persons remain in isolation.

Barbados has recorded 3,933 confirmed COVID-19 cases (1,899 females and 2,034 males) since the start of the pandemic, and 3,852 people have recovered.  There have been 45 deaths.

The public health laboratory has carried out 158,284 tests from February last year.

As part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, 75,452 people have been vaccinated (first and second doses).  This number includes 30,450 persons who have been fully vaccinated during the second phase of the programme. (BGIS)