Four men and eight women are the latest people to test positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Barbados.
These 12 new cases were identified among 576 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, on Thursday, April 15. There are now 77 people in isolation.
Recoveries now stand at 3 648, as ten people were discharged.
Since the start of the pandemic, Barbados has recorded 3 765 confirmed cases of the viral illness – 1 833 women and 1 932 males – out of the 147 866 tests conducted by the laboratory. There have been 44 COVID-19 related deaths.
To date, 66 900 vaccinations – 27 600 men and 38 300 women – have been administered under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID. (BGIS)