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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – A fourth person has died from COVID-19 in Barbados.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that the deceased is a 57-year-old, diabetic female, who was infected by a known case, who had travelled abroad.
She presented to health services in critical condition and tested positive for COVID-19, on March 30, and passed away at about 9p.m. on Thursday.
She is the first woman, and youngest person, to succumb to the viral illness, so far. The first three victims were all male, and ranged in age, from 74 to 95.
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best, this morning expressed sympathy, on behalf of the government and people of Barbados, to the family and friends of the deceased.
Barbados has had 66 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with a seven-year-old, as the youngest to contract the virus.
