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One new case, five recoveries

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One person tested positive for COVID-19 from the 574 tests completed by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday.

The 33-year-old male visitor, who is asymptomatic, arrived in Barbados on SVG Air on December 21, and was positive on his second test.

Barbados has now recorded 372 confirmed cases – 200 females and 172 males. Five people were discharged from the Harrison Point Isolation Facility today, bringing recoveries to 312.  The number in isolation dropped to 53.

The laboratory performed 69 252 tests since February 2020. (BGIS)

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