Another COVID-19 death, 33 new cases recorded

GUYANA now has a total of 169 deaths caused by the virus, COVID-19, following the death of a 39-year-old man from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The Ministry of Health also confirmed the death of People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) stalwart, 59-year-old Majeed Hussain, who died on Saturday morning from COVID-19 complications. Both men died while receiving care at a medical facility. There have been five COVID-19 deaths recorded for the year thus far.

Additionally, Guyana recorded 33 new cases of persons infected with this virus, according to the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 Dashboard for Sunday. These new cases take the total number of confirmed cases in Guyana since March 2020, when the first case was recorded, to 6,574.

These new cases were recorded from 17 men and 16 women. The new cases were also distributed across Regions One (Barima-Waini) one; Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) two; Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) four; Four (Demerara-Mahaica) 17; Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) two; Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) one; Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) one; and Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) five. These cases were recorded from 547 tests.

There are currently 402 active cases, these being the five persons in the COVID Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 50 in institutional isolation, 33 in institutional quarantine, and 314 in home isolation. An additional 17 persons have recovered after testing positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 6,036.

The updated COVID–19 Emergency Measures are in force from January 1, 2021, until January 31, 2021. All persons are required to wear face masks when leaving their homes. Physical distancing and adequate sanitisation are also important. The current curfew time is 22:30 to 04:00h. Persons with symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to call the COVID-19 hotline numbers: 231-1166; 226-7480; or 180/181 for assistance.

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