131 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Barbados recorded 131 new COVID-19 cases (51 males and 80 females) from the 786 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday.

The cases consist of 35 people under the age of 18, and 96 who are 18 years and older.

There were 28 people in isolation facilities, while 1,065 were in home isolation.

The public health laboratory has conducted 695,044 tests since February 2020, and recorded 82,449 COVID-19 cases (37,576 males and 44,873 females).

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of people with at least one dose is 162,521 (71.2 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of fully vaccinated people is 153,072 (56.5 per cent of the total population or 67 per cent of the eligible population).

The eligible population represents those who are 12 years and older.

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