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23 new virus cases, 101 people in isolation

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Twenty-three people – ten males and 13 females – have been diagnosed as coronavirus (COVID-19) positive. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1 770 tests on Saturday, August 14.

The number of people in isolation is 101.

Barbados has recorded 4 548 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (2 213 females and 2 335 males) since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. There have been 48 deaths.

Since February 2020, the public health laboratory has carried out 239 215 tests.

A total of 101 036 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered by public health officials.

The National Vaccination Programme has also seen 85 080 people (35 195 males and 49 885 females) receive second doses. These individuals represent 31.4 per cent of the population. (BGIS)

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