The expectation that thousands of persons in Barbados would become sick due to the Omicron outbreak has not materialized.
Barbados’ Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Kenneth George delivered the welcomed news, saying that the third wave of COVID-19 had not been as devastating as previously predicted.
During a press conference on January 5th, Barbados’ Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Anton Best explained that modelling conducted by the University of the West Indies forecasted that in a worst case scenario Barbados could witness a wave lasting six to seven weeks with as many as 3500 cases per day and a total of 91 000 infections during the period.
He pointed out that a best case scenario would see a shorter wave lasting just over four weeks with a maximum of 1500 cases per day and 23 000 cases in total.
Dr Best said the high number of infected persons could possibly lead to a scenario where as much as 700 people were hospitalized.
To date, Barbados’ highest number of positive cases for a single day is 923, which was recorded on January 25.
