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80 COVID deaths in Barbados

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Barbados recorded another COVID-19 death on Sunday, bringing the number of people who have died from the virus to 80.

The latest casualty is a 64-year-old male of St Lucian nationality.

He died this morning in primary isolation at Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility, where he had been for seven days. He had no known pre-existing illnesses and was unvaccinated.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, extended condolences to the loved ones of the deceased.  (BGIS)

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