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COVID-19 UPDATE: NO NEW CASES, FIVE LEAVE ISOLATION TODAY

COVID-19 UPDATE: NO NEW CASES, FIVE LEAVE ISOLATION TODAY

May 27, 2020
5:49 pm

MHW Barbados COVID-19 Dashboard May 27, 2020

The number of patients in isolation for COVID-19 dropped to single digits today with the release of five recovered persons. There are now nine people remaining in isolation.

There were no more new positive cases among the 150 tests done yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory, which has completed 5,038 tests.

Of the 92 confirmed cases recorded since March 16, 76 persons have now recovered and seven have died.

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