COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 new cases, 181 insolation

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases; five females, six males. The number of tests carried out on Thursday, July 22, is 1,675. There are 181 persons in isolation.

Since March 2020, Barbados has recorded 4,330 cases of the viral illness (2,101 females and 2,229 males), and 48 deaths. The laboratory has performed 207,600 tests since February 2020.

Meanwhile, 98,772 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered under the ongoing National Vaccination Programme. To date, 73, 953 people (27.3% of the population) have received their second dose and are fully vaccinated. (BGIS)