Covid-19Local NewsNews COVID-19 Update: 455 new cases by Asminnie Moonsammy 07/05/2022 written by Asminnie Moonsammy 07/05/2022 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 257 A total of 455 people, 212 males and 243 females, have tested positive for COVID-19 from the 1,487 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases comprised 101 persons under the age of 18, and 354 who were 18 years and older. There were 111 in isolation facilities, while 3,390 were in home isolation. The number of deaths from the viral illness now stands at 403. The public health laboratory has conducted 658,562 tests since February 2020 and recorded 73,198 COVID-19 cases (33,532 males and 39,666 females). Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 161,871 (70.9 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of persons who are fully vaccinated is 152,169 (56.1 per cent of the total population or 66.6 per cent of the eligible population). The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older. (BGIS) Asminnie Moonsammy You may also like Student injured in stabbing incident on bus 21/03/2025 First plane lands at London’s Heathrow since a fire shuttered Europe’s busiest... 21/03/2025 Barbados Down Syndrome Association calls for improved data collection 21/03/2025
