Guyana records 65th death; 101 new COVID-19 cases

Sep 21, 2020 News

Guyana now has 65 COVID-19 related deaths. The latest fatality is a 51 -year-old man from Demerara/Mahaica (Region 4) who died while receiving care at a medical facility.

The dashboard released yesterday by the MOH.

The update comes even as the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a total of 101 new COVID-19 cases.
The new cases brings the total number of confirmed cases to 2, 269.
According to the updates, Region Four has 82 new cases, Region One has 16 new cases, Region Three has two new cases and Region Eight with one new case.
There are 16 persons in the COVID-19 ICU, 83 in institutional isolation and 767 in home isolation.
There are also 55 persons in institutional quarantine. The number of persons who have recovered to date is 1,339.
Meanwhile, the Ministry outlined that its officials have contacted all relatives and persons to facilitate contact tracing and rapid assistance to everyone who may have been exposed to the now-dead person.
The Ministry is also appealing to the general public to respect the confidentiality of the deceased and his family and to allow them to mourn their tragic loss in peace.
At the interim, all Guyanese are reminded to observe the protocols of the COVID-19 Emergency Measures Order, which is in effect until September 30, 2020.
The Order emphasises the need for correct and consistent use of a facemasks when leaving homes, the importance of maintaining the six feet physical distance from others, and the need for good hand-hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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