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A 53-year-old Guyanese woman on Wednesday became the 177th person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Barbados.

She arrived on Trans Guyana Airways on September 1, and was transferred to the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy. 

Meanwhile, one person will be discharged from the facility on Thursday after two consecutive negative tests for the viral illness.

Barbados’ case tally now comprises 91 females and 86 males, aged one to 95 years. There are 20 people in isolation and 150 recovered, with seven deaths recorded.

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has completed 17 677 tests. (PR/SAT)

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