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Elderly man dies; COVID-19 toll reaches 235

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An 88-year-old man is the latest person to die from coronavirus (COVID-19).

He passed away this morning at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility. He was fully vaccinated.

To date, 235 lives have been lost to the virus.

Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic has extended condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. (BGIS)

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