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Another elderly woman succumbs to COVID

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COVID-19 has claimed the life of an 87-year-old woman.

She passed away on Friday, August 12, bringing the number of casualties from the virus to 516.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, has extended his condolences to her family and friends. (BGIS)

 

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