Covid-19 Local News News COVID-19 Update: 21 new cases, 120 in isolation Barbados Today17/08/20210236 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has identified 21 new COVID-19 cases, 10 males and 11 females. There were 1,233 tests conducted on Monday, August 16. There are currently 120 persons in isolation. Since the start of the pandemic, Barbados has recorded 4,581 confirmed cases of the viral illness (2,231 females and 2,350 males), and 48 deaths. The public health laboratory has conducted 241,539 tests. To date, 101,149 first doses have been administered under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19. Meanwhile, 86,141 people (31.8 per cent of the population) have received their second dose, and are fully vaccinated. (BGIS)