THE Ministry of Health has reported that one more person has died after contracting COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 547.

According to the ministry, the latest fatality is a 30-year-old female from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), who died while receiving treatment at a Ministry of Health facility.

Meanwhile, there are currently 853 active COVID-19 cases in Guyana following the addition of 22 new cases on August 2, 2021. These positive cases were among the 813 tests conducted by the ministry’s officials. Eleven of the newly recorded cases are females while the remaining 11 are males.

Region Four accounted for 12 of the new cases while Regions One and Nine recorded two new cases each. Region Three recorded five new cases and Region Six recorded one.

Even as new cases were recorded, 28 persons were reported to have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to date to 21,221.
The country has now recorded a total of 22,619 confirmed cases since the first COVID-19 case was recorded in March 2020.

Of the active cases, 12 persons are at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal; 90 are in institutional isolation; 749 are in home isolation, and two are in institutional quarantine.

Many of the persons infected with the virus are said to be asymptomatic, that is, they are not exhibiting any symptoms.

The updated COVID–19 Emergency Measures are in force from August 1 to 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.

However, as per the current measures, 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 at 04:00 hours.

Persons with symptoms of the virus are asked to call the COVID-19 hotline numbers: 231-1166, 226-7480 or 180/181, for assistance.