THE Ministry of Health has reported that one more person, who tested positive for COVID-19, has succumbed to the deadly virus.
The latest fatality is a 56-year-old man from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), who died on Monday while receiving medical care at a Ministry of Health facility.
His death pushes the toll for May to 46, and the overall number, from the onset of the pandemic in Guyana, to 345. This figure is reflected in the ministry’s daily COVID-19 dashboard for May 18. The Ministry of Health has also recorded 102 new cases of COVID-19 from 1,482 tests carried out for May 17, 2021.
Of that number, Region One (Barima-Waini), recorded two; Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), four; Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), 72; Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), four; Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), six; Region Seven, two; Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eight, and Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), four.

The newly infected persons were 58 males and 44 females. Presently, 14 persons occupy the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while 111 are institutionally isolated, 1,732 are isolated at home, and seven are institutionally quarantined.
Of Guyana’s 15,454 confirmed cases since the detection of COVID-19 here, 1,864 are active, while 167 of Guyana’s 13,252 recoveries 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 curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Minister of Health has also urged persons 18 years and older to take the COVID-19 vaccine in order to immunise themselves against the deadly virus.
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 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit the Ministry of Health at www.health.gov.gy.