Barbados records 42 new COVID-19 cases

A total of 42 new COVID-19 cases, 31 males and 11 females, were recorded from the 378 tests conducted on Tuesday, September 20, by laboratories across the island.

The cases consisted of four persons under the age of 18, and 38 who were 18 years and older.

There were 34 people in isolation facilities, while 260 were in home isolation.

As at September 20, there were 559 COVID-19 related deaths.

The laboratories conducted 762,920 tests since February 2020, and recorded 102,321 COVID-19 cases (46,276 males and 56,045 females).

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 163,606 (71.6 per cent of the eligible population).  The total number of fully vaccinated persons is 154,616 (57 per cent of the total population or 67.7 per cent of the eligible population).  The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older. (BGIS)