Thursday, April 16, 2026

COVID-related deaths reach 215

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Barbados lost another one of its elderly citizens to COVID-19 on Tuesday, November 23.

A 90-year-old woman succumbed to the viral illness while at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility.  She was partially vaccinated.

Her death brings the number of casualties from COVID-19 to 215.

Acting Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, extended condolences to her family and friends. (BGIS)

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