Published 20 July 2021
Basseterre
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Barbabdos
COVID-19 UPDATE: 23 new cases, 164 in isolation
Article by
Kobie Broomes
Twenty-three new COVID-19 cases, ten males and 13 females, have been identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. On Monday, July 19, the facility conducted 1,144 tests.
There are currently 164 people in isolation.
Since March 2020, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 4,292 (2,084 females and 2,208 males), and 48 people have died from the virus.
The number of tests carried out by the lab is 203,301.
As part of the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, 98,281 people have received first doses of the vaccines. Public health officials have also administered 73,490 second doses. This figure represents 27.1 per cent of the population. (BGIS
