An 85-year-old male from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) is recorded as the country’s 167th coronavirus (COVID-19) related death, according to the Ministry of Health.
The elderly man died while receiving care at one of the COVID-19 medical facilities.
Meanwhile, the Ministry added that 29 new cases of the virus have been recorded taking the total number of confirmed cases to 6436.
In the facilities, 4 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit, 20 in institutional isolation and 46 in institutional quarantine. There are also 262 persons in home isolation. To date, Guyana has tested 39,565 individuals. Of this amount 6439 tested positive and 5983 have made full recoveries.
Meanwhile, an analysis of new cases showed that 9 were confirmed in Region One (Barima-Waini); 2 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); 7 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); 5 in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); 3 in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne); and 3 in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) the number remained at 198; Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) 201; Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) 397; and Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) 523.