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Man dies of COVID-19 at QEH

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Barbados has recorded its 53rd death to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Barbados Government Information Service said in a media release on Wednesday, a 60-year-old Barbadian man died with the viral illness on Tuesday in the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The media release added he had co-morbidities and was unvaccinated.

The Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic expressed sincere condolences to the family and friends of the man.

(AR)

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