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Number in isolation falls to 15

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There were no positive results for COVID-19 among the 304 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday.

Meanwhile, one person will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy, on Friday after receiving two consecutive negative test results for the viral illness.

There are now 15 people in isolation and 158 people have recovered from COVID-19. The number of cases recorded in Barbados remain at 180, with seven deaths.

Up to Thursday, the public health laboratory had completed 19 444 tests. (BGIS)

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