–2,065 active cases being monitored

THE Ministry of Health, on Thursday, recorded two more COVID-19 deaths for the month of May, 2021.
There have been 77 such deaths within May alone, making it the deadliest month for the pandemic in Guyana, while the Health Ministry has recorded a total of 376 deaths since March 11, 2020. The latest fatalities, according to the ministry, are a woman, 62, from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), and a man, 52, from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
A release by ministry noted that the 62-year-old woman died while receiving medical care at a Ministry of Health facility, and the 52-year-old man succumbed to the deadly disease at home.
The shocking number of deaths recorded for the month comes even after incessant pleas by Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, for Guyanese to safeguard themselves against COVID-19 by strictly following COVID-19 guidelines, and taking the COVID-19 vaccine in order to protect themselves and others from the disease.
“COVID-19 is very much present. It will continue to be around, unless we are fully vaccinated… And even when we are fully vaccinated, because there are still others who have not taken the vaccine, we will still have to follow those precautions,” he related in an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI), on Thursday.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Health recorded 98 new cases of COVID-19 from 1,584 tests carried out for Thursday, May 27, 2021.

Of these, Region One (Barima-Waini) recorded two; Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 14; Region Four, 41; Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), three; Region Six, six; Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), three; Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), five, and Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), 24.
The newly infected persons were 44 males and 54 females. Presently, 24 persons occupy the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while 109 are institutionally isolated, 1,922 are isolated at home, and 10 are institutionally quarantined. Of Guyana’s 16,654 confirmed cases since the detection of COVID-19 here, 2,065 are currently active, while 79 of Guyana’s 14,223 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.
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.