Ten more COVID-19 deaths, 88 new cases recorded

TEN more persons have died after contracting COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 772, the Ministry of Health has reported.

The latest fatalities include seven males: a 36-year-old from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); a 75-year-old and a 65-year-old from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and a 49-year-old male from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) who were all unvaccinated; a 79-year-old from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) whose vaccination status is unknown; a 48-year-old also from Region Three who was partially vaccinated, and a fully vaccinated 56-year-old from that same region.

The females who died are a 55-year-old from Region Four, a 56-year-old from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) and a 65-year-old from Region Three, who were all said to be unvaccinated.
Region Four accounted for 48 of the new cases; Region Two recorded two; Region Three 17; Region Six five and three new cases each were recorded in Regions Seven and 10.

Even as new cases were recorded, 287 persons were reported to have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to date to 26,557.

The country has now recorded a total of 31,236 confirmed cases since the first COVID-19 case was reported in March 2020.
Of the active cases, 30 persons are at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal; 134 are in institutional isolation; 3,643 are in home isolation, and six are in institutional quarantine.

The updated COVID–19 Emergency Measures are in force 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, all persons are required to wear face masks when leaving their homes, and physical distancing and adequate sanitisation are recommended. The current curfew is 22:30hrs to 04:00hrs.

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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