Covid-19Local NewsNews Barbados records 677 new COVID cases by Barbados Today 19/01/2022 written by Barbados Today Updated by Asminnie Moonsammy 19/01/2022 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 162 The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 677 new COVID-19 cases – 300 males and 377 females – from the 2,565 tests carried out on Tuesday, January 18. The new cases consisted of 121 people under the age of 18, and 556 who were 18 years and older. There were 103 persons in isolation facilities, while 5,561 were in home isolation. As at January 18, there were 271 deaths from the virus. The public health laboratory has carried out 508,874 tests since February 2020, and recorded 37,063 COVID-19 cases (17,264 males and 19,799 females). Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 157,793 (69.1 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of persons who are fully vaccinated is 146,257 (54 per cent of the total population or 64 per cent of the eligible population). The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older. (BGIS) You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians 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 Muralist transforms college walls 09/07/2025 Classes suspended at Gordon Walters Primary after child hospitalised, others fall ill 09/07/2025 PSV training draws growing interest among operators 09/07/2025