COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases, 29 recoveries

Two females tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 12, from the 520 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

Twenty-nine people recovered from the virus and were discharged. There are now 90 persons in isolation.

Barbados has recorded 3,959 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (1,913 females and 2,046 males) since the first case was diagnosed in March, last year. There have been 3,908 recoveries, and 46 people have died.

Since February 2020, the public health laboratory has conducted 161,164 tests.

The number of people vaccinated under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19 is 75,724 (first and second doses). This includes 38,919 persons who have been fully vaccinated during the second phase of the programme. (BGIS)