Five more succumb to COVID-19

FIVE more persons have died after contracting COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 541, the Ministry of Health has reported.
The Ministry of Health said that the latest fatalities are two females and three males
These are a 65-year-old woman, who died on July 27; a 59-year-old woman, who died on July 31 and a 77-year-old man, who died on July 31, all of Region Four. The others are an 82-year-old man from Region Six, who died on July 30 and a 64-year-old man of Region Three, who died on July 30.
According to the ministry, those persons died while receiving treatment at a Ministry of Health facility.
Additionally, there are currently 862 active COVID-19 cases in Guyana, following the addition of 74 new cases on Aug 01, 2021, after 1,166 tests. Fifty of the newly recorded cases are females with the remaining 24 being males.

The 74 newly confirmed cases were recorded in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Nine and 10.
Region Four accounted for 32 of the new cases while Region Two recorded 10 new cases; Regions Three and Nine recorded three new cases each; Region Five, four new cases; Region Six, 19 new cases; Region Seven one new case; and Region 10 recorded two new cases.
Even as new cases were recorded, 10 persons were reported to have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 21,193.
The country has now recorded a total of 22,597 confirmed cases since the first COVID-19 case was reported in March 2020.
Of the active cases, 12 persons are at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal; 87 are in institutional isolation; 759 are in home isolation and four are in institutional quarantine.

Many of the persons infected with the virus are said to be asymptomatic, that is, they are not exhibiting symptoms.
The updated COVID–19 Emergency Measures are in force from August 1, 2021, until August 31, 2021. They may be extended or amended by notice of the Minister of Health, after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions of the pandemic.
As per the current measures, however, all persons are required to wear face masks when leaving their homes, and physical distancing and adequate sanitisation are recommended. The current curfew begins at 22:30 hrs and ends on 04:00 hours.
Persons with symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to call the COVID-19 hotline numbers: 231-1166; 226-7480; or 180/181 for assistance.

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