Covid-19 Local News News 98-year-old woman latest COVID-19 casualty Barbados Today05/08/20220259 views Coronavirus. COVID-19. 3D Render A 98-year-old woman is the latest person to die as a result of COVID-19. She passed away on Thursday, August 4, and her death has brought the COVID-19 death toll to 498. Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, has extended condolences to her loved ones. (MR/BGIS)