One senior

citizen from the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, has died from COVID-19.

The female

was among more than 100 residents and staff members at the home who tested positive

for the virus recently.

Desmond

McKenzie, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, said that he is

saddened by her passing.

However, he is

hoping that the other coronavirus-positive residents and staff members will

recover soon.

“With the

testing of all 637 staff and residents at The Golden Age Home having been

completed, I am thankful that the vast majority, 533, have tested negative. The

remaining 22 staff and 82 residents who tested positive are being carefully

managed, and I am optimistic that they will experience full recovery,” McKenzie

said.

Following the

discovery of the cluster at the home last week, Health and Wellness Minister, Dr

Christopher Tufton, said that new restrictions would be put in place to limit

the spread of the virus among the residents who are in the high-risk group.