Hartford HealthCare is opening what they are calling a COVID-19 vaccination mega center in New Britain in a few weeks with the hope that it will make it easier.
A 62-year-old Barbadian man who was a patient at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility in St Lucy became the 15th person on the island to succumb to COVID-19. This latest death came on Wednesday, the same day that the Ministry of Health and Wellness rolled out its community based intervention, Operation Seek and Save. The programme, which is engaging health care specialists, other professionals and interviewers, will go into communities …
by Bajan Reporter / February 3rd, 2021
The number of fatalities from Covid-19 in Barbados rose by one today, taking the total number of deaths to 15. The latest person to fall to COVID was a 62 year-old Barbadian male, who had been a patient at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility for the last nine days.
This latest death came on the very day that the Ministry of Health and Wellness rolled out its community based intervention,
Operation Seek and Save. The programme which is engaging health care specialists, other professionals and interviewers, will go into communities all across Barbados to identify persons who are
January 31, 2021
Today Barbados recorded the first double death from Covid-19 within a 24 hour period. Both deceased were patients of the Harrison Point Isolation Facility for a few days. The two Barbadians, a 55 year-old male and a 64 year-old female, died within an hour of each other this morning.
Dr Corey Forde, Infectious Diseases Specialist and the Consultant in Charge of Harrison Point, noted the similarities between the two cases. Both patients suffered from pre-existing, chronic non-communicable diseases. Both were experiencing shortness of breath for some days before seeking medical help at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Today Barbados recorded the first double death from COVID-19 within a 24 hour period. Both deceased were patients of the Harrison Point Isolation Facility for a few days.
The two Barbadians, a 55-year-old male and a 64-year-old female, died within an hour of each other this morning.
Dr Corey Forde, infectious diseases specialist and the consultant in charge of Harrison Point, noted the similarities between the two cases. Both patients suffered from pre-existing, chronic non-communicable diseases. Both were experiencing shortness of breath for some days before seeking medical help at the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).