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Elderly woman succumbs to COVID-19; toll at 330

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An 80-year-old woman is the latest person to die from novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

She was unvaccinated and passed away on Wednesday, March 23. Her death has brought the number of casualties from the virus to 330.

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

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