A 53-year-old Swedish visitor is Barbados’ latest case of COVID-19.
He arrived from Sweden on a charter flight on September 3, and was positive for the viral illness on his second test, five days later.
His was the only positive result among the 164 tests performed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Monday.
Meanwhile, two people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy, after recovering from COVID-19.
Seventeen people remain in isolation and 156 have recovered. There are now 180 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Barbados, comprising 93 females and 87 males. Seven people died from the viral illness.
The laboratory has completed 18 762 tests. (PR/SAT)
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