Covid-19Local NewsNews COVID-19 Update: 311 new cases, two deaths, 2373 in home isolation, 541 in isolation facilities by Barbados Today 13/10/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Asminnie Moonsammy 13/10/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 222 There were 311 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, October 12. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 2,473 tests. Of the 155 females and 156 males who tested positive, 69 persons were under 18 and 242 people were 18 years and older. There are 541 people in isolation facilities and 2,273 in home isolation. Two persons, a 69-year-old man, and a 61-year-old woman died at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. There were 103 deaths as of Tuesday, October 12. Since March 2020, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 11,785 (5,706 males and 6,079 females). The public health laboratory has conducted 347,719 tests to date. Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 143,151 (62.7 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of persons who are fully vaccinated is 113,850 (42 per cent of the total population or 49.8 per cent of the eligible population). The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older. (BGIS) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Badminton and Squash to get dedicated facility by 2026 20/03/2025 Classes at the Gordon Walters Primary School to be conducted online 20/03/2025 New health survey to address Barbados’ NCD crisis 20/03/2025