As at noon, Friday, February 25, 2022, there were 74 patients in isolation facilities (23 in primary, 40 in secondary, and 11 in tertiary isolation).
Of these, 31 patients (42 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 17 (23 per cent) were fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated comprised 10 persons in primary, 17 in secondary, and four in tertiary isolation. Of those fully vaccinated, five patients were in primary isolation, nine in secondary, and three were in tertiary isolation.
Four persons, three in primary and one in secondary isolation, were partially vaccinated for COVID-19. There were 22 patients, five in primary, 13 in secondary, and four in tertiary 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.