Barbados Reports Eight New COVID-19 Deaths and 276 New Cases, with Vaccination Rates Holding Steady: News Update
August 21, 2023
Barbados reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total to 629. There were 276 new cases from 781 tests, with total cases standing at 109,950, and 6 hospitalizations. The number of fully vaccinated remains at 155,045 (57.2% of the population).
Barbados recorded eight more COVID-19 deaths from August 5 to 18, as total deaths from the viral illness reached 629.
Over the same period, there were 276 new cases from 781 tests conducted at laboratories across the island.
Total COVID-19 cases stand at 109 950, comprising 49 531 men and 60 419 women.
Six people were hospitalised.
The number of fully vaccinated remained unchanged at 155 045 or 57.2 per cent of the population. About 60.5 (163 853) per cent have received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine. (PR/SAT)
