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Increased COVID cases; still too few being tested

Senior Medical Officer of Health Dr Anton Best is reporting a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in Barbados as he updated the country on the lingering presence of the pandemic.“Up to December 18. There is a slight increase in the COVID-19 cases in terms of the numbers of new infections, in terms of the positivity rates,” Dr Best revealed on Wednesday during a press conference with Chief Medical Officer Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George.“In the week 12 December to 18 December we diagnosed 318 cases and that was compared to 317 cases in the previous week. So for all intents and purposes it is essentially stable with slight increases,” Dr Best added.He said fewer people are presenting themselves for testing when they are symptomatic and this has accounted for a drop in the numbers.“Of course we don’t want that. We want to maintain the best possible understanding of the COVID situation in Barbados, and for that to happen we need people to come forward and be tested. When we

Home isolation tweaks

Barbados is ramping up its home isolation model as it prepares for an expected increase in COVID-19 cases associated with the Omicron variant. During a nationally televised press conference yesterday, Government’s consultant manager for home quarantine, Dr Adanna Grandison,- said the new concept was necessary and would include a higher level of self-monitoring and self-isolation. “Omicron, though more contagious, is expected to result in a milder course of infection, so …

Man, 52, dies from COVID-19, death toll moves to 70

Man, 52, dies from COVID-19, death toll moves to 70
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