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Five men succumbed to COVID

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Five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 180.

A 91-year-old man passed away at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Friday, November 5.  He was partially vaccinated.

Three more males, aged 54, 62 and 67, who were all unvaccinated, succumbed to the viral illness at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility, on Saturday, November 6.

A fifth male, 91 years old, who was fully vaccinated, died at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility, on Saturday.

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

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