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Deaths related to COVID-19 reach 126

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Two more deaths related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported for today, Friday, October 22.

A 63-year-old man died in primary isolation at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility, and an 89-year-old man passed away while at home. Both were unvaccinated.

Their deaths bring to 126 the number of lives lost to the viral illness.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Jeffrey Bostic, has extended condolences to the bereaved. (BGIS)

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