COVID-19 isolation centres report: Friday 15 October

This report gives a breakdown of the people in isolation facilities as at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 15, 2021.

There were 604 people in isolation.  Of these, 451 patients (75 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 72 (12 per cent) were fully vaccinated.  Two of the fully vaccinated patients who were in primary isolation were in need of care, one was in secondary and the other 69 were in tertiary isolation.

Forty-two individuals – one in primary and 41 in tertiary isolation – were partially vaccinated for COVID-19.  There were 39 persons in tertiary isolation whose status was unknown.
          
Primary and secondary isolation for COVID-19 patients in Barbados are units which accommodate those who are very ill and need close monitoring and treatment with primary isolation housing the most severely ill.
Meanwhile, tertiary isolation houses patients who are only mildly ill or not showing illness.

It is important to note that the number of people in isolation is fluid and changes throughout the day as persons are admitted and discharged.

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