Last Updated on September 18, 2021, 9:39 AM AST by Renaldo St Juste
Barbados registers 6,358 total number of active COVID-19 cases. 110 cases have been reported in last 24 hrs those are also added in the previous active cases. This indicates the increasing rate of positivity on the island.
There are 850 citizens under isolation in Barbados according to the new COVID-19 updation on island. Total 292,019 people have been tested by the medical teams and health care teams on the island. Out of the total test taken 6,358 people were reported positive those were further divided into 3,181were female, and 3,177 were male. In last 24 hrs. the government have tested 1,787 people on island for COVID-19.
In Barbados total 123,950 citizens have been partially vaccinated with one dose of vaccine. On the other hand 97,050 Barbadians have been fully vaccinated and achieved complete herd immunity. According to the present time. 35.8% population have been fully vaccinated.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Immunization Unit had recommended the citizens who are not vaccinated that first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are available at all operating vaccination centres.
To combat COVID-19, Barbados has received 33,600 doses of Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccines under the COVAX facility from PAHO.
As Barbados received another batch of AstraZeneca vaccines in its “arsenal” to fight the virus, .
Few days before during the national address, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Motley announced that the curfew would extend in Barbados. The government also decided to allow the person for home isolation under the new home isolation policy.
The government of Barbados has taken these steps to mitigate the spread of the covid-19 virus on the island. The decision of home isolation has been taken after the government quarantine, and isolation facilities are crowding due to the increasing cases of covid-19.
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