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Four new virus cases, five people recover

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Four people – three men and one woman – were diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday, May 9, while five people have recovered.

The new positives were identified from the 662 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.

Meanwhile, 104 people are in isolation.

Barbados has recorded 3 946 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (1 906 women and 2 040 men) and 3 861 recoveries since March last year. Forty-five people have died from the virus.

The public health laboratory has carried out 159,450 tests dating back to February 2020.

Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, 75 491 people have been immunised (first and second doses). This figure includes 32 717 people who have been fully vaccinated during the second phase of the programme. (BGIS)

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