—death toll for April now at 34

THE number of COVID-19 fatalities in Guyana has risen to 267 following the death of an 81-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man from Regions Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Four (Demerara-Mahaica), respectively. They both succumbed on Thursday while receiving medical care at a Ministry of Health facility.
There are now 34 documented COVID-19 deaths for the month of April, 2021. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has recorded 115 new cases from 988 tests carried out for Thursday, April 15. This is according to the ministry’s daily COVID-19 dashboard for April 16. Of this total, four were recorded in Region One (Barima-Waini); 26 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); 69 in Region Four; three in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); six in Region Six; and seven in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice).
The newly infected persons include 53 males and 62 females. No other region has confirmed new cases within the past 24 hours.

There are currently 13 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 77 in institutional isolation, 1,224 isolated at home, and 12 in institutional quarantine.
Guyana has confirmed a total of 11,642 cases of COVID-19 since the discovery of the first case in Guyana in March, 2020. Of that number, 1,326 are currently active; and of the 10,061 recoveries, 46 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.