– two more deaths recorded

THE Ministry of Health has recorded 165 new cases of COVID-19 from 1,306 tests conducted between April 1 and 2, 2021.
On Friday, 71 new cases were recorded, while on Saturday, there were 94. Of the new cases, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) recorded one; Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 44; Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), 77; Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), seven; Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), four; Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), 12; Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), one, and Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), 19.

The group of newly infected persons comprise 81 males and 84 females. Additionally, on Friday, a 45-year-old woman from Region Five and a 26-year-old male from Region Three became the recent persons to succumb to COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, these persons died while receiving medical care at one of their facilities.

Their deaths are the third and fourth for the month of April, 2021, and take the overall COVID-19 death toll since March 2020 to 237. There are currently 13 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 77 in institutional isolation, 999 isolated at home, and 10 in institutional quarantine.
Guyana has confirmed a total of 10,540 cases of COVID-19 since the discovery of the first case in Guyana. Of that number, 1,099 are currently active and, of the 9,215 recoveries, three were recorded within the past 24 hours.

All Guyanese are urged to observe the protocols of the COVID-19 emergency measures, which emphasise the need for correct and consistent use of a face mask when leaving home, the importance of maintaining the six feet physical distance from others, and the need for good hand hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

If anyone you know is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or needs any additional information, kindly contact the COVID-19 Hotline on 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit the Ministry of Health at www.health.gov.gy.