As at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022, there were 111 patients in isolation facilities (39 in primary, 59 in secondary, and 13 in tertiary isolation).

Of these, 65 patients (58 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 39 (35 per cent) were fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated comprised 17 persons in primary, 37 in secondary, and 11 in tertiary isolation.  Of those fully vaccinated, 17 patients were in primary isolation, 20 in secondary, and two in tertiary.

Three persons, one in primary and two in secondary isolation, were partially vaccinated for COVID-19. There were four patients, in primary isolation, whose vaccination status was unknown.

Primary and secondary isolation for COVID-19 patients in Barbados are units which accommodate those who are very ill and need close monitoring and treatment, with primary isolation housing the most severely ill. Tertiary isolation houses patients who are only mildly ill or not showing illness.

It is important to note that the number of persons in isolation is fluid and changes throughout the day as persons are admitted and discharged.

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