As at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2022, there were 46 patients in isolation facilities (11 in primary, 28 in secondary, and seven in tertiary isolation).
Of these, 29 patients (63 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 17 (37 per cent) were fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated comprised nine persons in primary, 15 in secondary, and five in tertiary isolation. Of those fully vaccinated, two patients were in primary isolation, 13 in secondary, and two in tertiary.
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.