– 136 new cases, infections rise in Region Nine

TWO more COVID-19 deaths announced by the Ministry of Health on Friday have pushed the toll for June to 46, and the overall toll since the discovery of the viral disease in Guyana, to 444.
According to the ministry, the latest fatalities are a 77-year-old female, and a 40-year-old male, both from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), who succumbed to the disease on June 18 while receiving medical care at a Ministry of Health facility.

The ministry has also recorded 136 new cases of COVID-19 from 892 tests. Region One (Barima-Waini) confirmed two cases; Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), eight; Region Four, 30; Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), five; Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), three; Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), 82, and Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), six.

The newly infected persons were 67 males and 69 females. Presently, 21 people occupy the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while 108 are institutionally isolated, and 1,353 are isolated at home, and two in institutional quarantine.

Of Guyana’s 18,973 confirmed cases since the discovery of COVID-19, 1,484 are currently active, while 152 of the 17,047 overall 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 Ministry of Health has also urged persons 18 years and older to take the COVID-19 vaccine, 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.