–161 new cases recorded

FOUR more persons have died after contracting COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 636.
The Ministry of Health said that the latest fatalities are a 90-year-old male and 66-year-old female, both from Region Four, and a 67-year-old male and 79-year-old female, both from Region Three.

According to the Health Ministry, they all died while receiving treatment for symptoms of COVID-19 at a local healthcare facility.
Additionally, there are currently 2,043 active COVID-19 cases in Guyana, following the addition of 161 new cases on September 3, 2021, after 1,738 tests.

The newly-confirmed cases were recorded in Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven and Nine.
Region Four accounted for 90 of the new cases, while Region Two recorded 28 new cases; Region Three, 24 new cases; Region Five, four new cases; Region Six, five new cases, and Regions Seven and Nine recorded two new cases each.

Even as new cases were recorded, 95 persons were reported to have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 23,433.
The country has now recorded a total of 26,112 confirmed cases since the first COVID-19 case was reported in March 2020.

Of the active cases, 33 persons are at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal, 118 are in institutional isolation, 1,892 are in home isolation and five 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 September 1, 2021, until September 30, 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 practice physical distancing. A national curfew from 22:30 hours to 04:00 hours is in place.

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