COVID-19 death toll climbs to 228

​COVID-19 has claimed the lives of three more women.

​The first victim was 61 years old. She died at the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on November 26; while a 94-year-old woman passed away on November 27 at the AED. Both were unvaccinated.

​The third casualty is a 70-year-old woman, who died at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on November 28. She was partially vaccinated.

​The death toll from the virus is now 228.

​Acting Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, has extended condolences to the bereaved. (BGIS)