Guyana records 2 additional COVID-19 deaths

Jun 06, 2021 News

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health in its Saturday’s COVID-19 update stated that an additional 158 persons have become infected with the virus. These new cases were registered from 1,278 tests.

Unfortunately, they confirmed two additional deaths, taking our COVID-19 overall death toll to 405. The two victims are both from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), a 76-year-old female and a 41-year-old-man. They both died while receiving attention at a medical facility on Friday June 4, 2021. The death toll now stands at 7 for the month of June.

The new cases recorded are documented in Region One, six cases; Region Two, two cases; Region Three, 18 cases; Region Four with the highest total of 65 cases; Region Five, three cases; Region Six, 16 cases; Region Seven, one case; Region Eight, four cases; Region Nine, seven cases; and Region Ten with 36 cases.

Of the almost 2,000 active cases, 18 are in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), four cases are in institutional quarantine, 106 persons are in institutional isolation and 1,738 people are in home isolation. Overall, there have been 15,350 recoveries. The total number of cases has climbed to 17,617.

COVID-19 is increasing, stay safe by taking some simple precautions: physical distancing, wearing a mask, keeping rooms well ventilated, avoiding crowds, washing or sanitising your hands and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue. Do it all!

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