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COVID-19 death toll at 311

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An 89-year-old woman has been added to the coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll.

She was unvaccinated and succumbed to the virus on Sunday, February 20.

Since March 2020, there have been 311 deaths from the viral illness.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, has extended condolences to her loved ones. (BGIS)

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