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One-year-old tests positive for COVID

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Barbados’ youngest COVID-19 patient is a one-year-old boy who arrived in the island on August 1 on a JetBlue flight, accompanied by his mother.

The mother tested positive on arrival and both she and the child were in isolation at Harrison Point, St Lucy.

He tested positive yesterday and both are asymptomatic.

Meanwhile, three people will be discharged from the isolation facility today after recovering from COVID-19.

There are now 144 confirmed cases and 22 people remain in isolation. The number of recoveries is at 115 and seven deaths were recorded.

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory completed 176 tests yesterday, bringing the total number of tests performed to 13 489. (BGIS)

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