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Four men succumb to COVID

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The COVID-19 death toll has risen to 295 following the deaths of four people as of Saturday, February 12.

A 73-year-old man, who was fully vaccinated, died at the Accident and Emergency Department on Friday, February 4.

On Friday February, 11, three more deaths were recorded.

They are a fully vaccinated 68-year-old man who succumbed at the Accident and Emergency Department, and two unvaccinated Barbadian males aged 88 and 93, respectively, who passed away at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, extended condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. (BGIS)

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