As at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2022, there were 59 patients in isolation facilities (12 in primary, 39 in secondary and eight in tertiary isolation).
Of these, 37 patients (63 per cent) were unvaccinated, and 19 (32 per cent) were fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated comprised seven persons in primary, 23 in secondary, and seven in tertiary isolation. Of those fully vaccinated, three patients were in primary isolation, 15 in secondary, and one in tertiary.
One person, in secondary isolation, was partially vaccinated for COVID-19. There were two patients, both 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.