– 32 new cases recorded

A 34-year-old woman from Region Four died after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, taking the local death toll to 154, according to the Ministry of Health

The Ministry related that the woman died while receiving care at the ministry’s medical care facility on December 5. It was also reported that officials of the Ministry have contacted all relatives and persons to facilitate contact tracing and rapid assistance to everyone who may have been exposed to the now-deceased person.

Additionally, 32 new cases were recorded from 210 tests conducted, taking the overall known cases in the country to 5,697.

These new cases were recorded from 13 males and 19 females. These cases were also distributed across Region One (three cases), Region Two (11 cases), Region Four (three cases), Region Six (four cases), Region Seven (seven cases), Region Nine (one case) and Region 10 (three cases).

So far, 4,779 infected persons have recovered, an additional 20 persons over the 24-hour period. Many of the persons infected with the virus are said to be asymptomatic, that is, exhibiting no symptoms. However, four patients are being kept at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

There are 44 persons in institutional quarantine, 40 in institutional isolation and 720 in home isolation.

The updated COVID–19 Emergency Measures (No. Nine) are in force from December 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020. They may be extended or amended by notice of the Minister of Health, after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions of the pandemic.