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Elderly woman succumbs to COVID-19; toll at 432

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A 92-year-old woman is the latest recorded coronavirus (COVID-19) casualty.

She was unvaccinated and passed away on Wednesday, May 11.  Her death has brought the number of people who have died with the virus to 432.

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

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