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COVID-related deaths at 281

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A 69-year-old woman was the most recent person to die as a result of COVID-19.

She was unvaccinated and passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on Monday, January 31.

Her death brings the number of casualties from the virus to 281.

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

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