COVID-19 UPDATE: 68 new cases, 546 in isolation

Sixty-eight new COVID-19 cases, 28 males and 40 females, have been identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of tests conducted on Sunday, September 5, was 1,118.

​ The new positives include 61 persons who are 18 years old and over, and seven who are under the age of 18.

​There are currently 546 people in isolation.

​Barbados has recorded 5,417 confirmed cases of the virus (2,689 females and 2,728 males) since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, and there have been 51 deaths.

​The public health laboratory has carried out 274,208 tests since February last year.

​Under the National Vaccination Programme, 115,606 people have received first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, while 95,444 persons (35.2 per cent of the population) have received second doses and are now fully vaccinated. (MR/ BGIS)