WITH the passing of three more persons from COVID-19, Guyana’s overall death toll now stands at 258, the Ministry of Health has announced.
The latest fatalities are two 64-year-old men from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and a 60-year-old woman from Region Three (Essequibo Islands West Demerara), all of whom died while receiving care at a medical facility here on Sunday.

Meanwhile, there are currently 1,194 active COVID-19 cases in Guyana, following the addition of 40 new cases, as at Monday April 12, 2021, according to the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard.

On the flip side, however, 30 persons are reported to have recently recovered from the virus, thus bringing the total number of recoveries to date to 9,751.
The 40 newly confirmed cases were recorded in Regions One (Barima-Waini), Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Five (Mahaica-Berbice, and Six East Berbice-Corentyne).

Of the lot, 25 are females, and while Region Four accounts for 17 of them, Region Three comes a close second at 12, followed by Region Six on six; Region Five on four; and Region One with just one.

According to the Ministry of Health, the 40 new cases are as a result of the 397 additional tests that were recently done countrywide.
This means that the country has now recorded a total of 11,189 confirmed cases since the first COVID-19 case was reported here back in March 2020.
There are currently 1,194 active cases, 17 of which are being kept at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. There are also 74 persons in institutional isolation presently; 1,090 in home isolation, and 13 in institutional quarantine. Many of the persons infected with the virus are said to be asymptomatic, in that they are not exhibiting any of the symptoms associated with the disease.

The updated COVID-19 Emergency Measures are in force from April 1, 2021, until April 30, 2021, but may be extended or amended by notice of the Minister of Health, after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions of the pandemic.

As per the current measures, however, everyone is required to wear a face mask when leaving home; physical distancing and adequate sanitisation are also important. The current curfew time is 22:30h 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.