-10 new cases recorded

A PENSIONER has lost her life to the dreaded novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the country’s death toll to 137 and the eleventh, so far, for this month.
The Ministry of Health identified the recent victim as being an 80-year-old female from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). This newspaper was reliably informed that the victim died while receiving treatment in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), on Sunday evening.

The Health Ministry has expressed condolences to the family of the victim and pledged to make every effort to provide all the necessary support during this difficult time. There continues to be a proliferation of COVID-19 cases, locally, with 10 persons testing positive within the past 24 hours.
Of the total 4,524 cases, 3,549 persons have recovered. This means that approximately 78 per cent of the cases have recovered thus far. Since March, 22,278 tests have been conducted across the ten regions of Guyana.

There are eight persons in the COVID-19 ICU, 47 persons in institutional quarantine, 69 persons in institutional isolation and 757 in home isolation.
The updated COVID–19 Emergency Measures (No. Eight) will expire on November 30, 2020, unless earlier terminated, extended or amended by notice of the Minister of Health, after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions of the pandemic.

As per these measures, all persons are required to wear face masks when leaving their homes. Physical distancing and adequate sanitisation are also important. The curfew is now 22:30 hours to 04:00 hours.

Persons with symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to call the COVID-19 hotline numbers: 231-1166; 226-7480; or 180/181 for assistance.