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Death toll related to COVID-19 reaches 228

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Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed the lives of three more women.

The first victim was 61 years old. She died at the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on November 26; while a 94-year-old woman passed away on November 27 at the AED. Both were unvaccinated.

The third casualty is a 70-year-old woman, who died at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on November 28. She was partially vaccinated.

The death toll from the virus is now 228.

Acting Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, has extended condolences to the bereaved. (BGIS)

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