TWO more deaths announced by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday have pushed the toll for June to 70, and the overall toll since the detection of the viral disease in Guyana, to 468.
According to the ministry, the latest fatalities are a 38-year-old male, and 39-year-old female from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), who both died while receiving care at a Ministry of Health facility. The health ministry has also recorded 68 new cases of COVID-19, with 1,662 tests carried out for June 28, 2021.
Of these, Region One (Barima-Waini) confirmed two cases; Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) confirmed four; Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), eight; Region Four, 31; Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), three; Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), 13, and Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), seven.
The newly infected persons were 35 males and 33 females. There are currently 13 persons at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 91 in institutional isolation, 1,508 in home isolation, and nine in institutional quarantine.

Of Guyana’s 19,959 confirmed cases, 1,621 are currently active, while 95 of the 17,879 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 Minister 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.