A 51-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday. The man died on February 13, 2023.
The Health Ministry has since expressed its sincerest condolences to the family of the deceased and has promised to make every effort to provide all the necessary support.
This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1298. Meanwhile, nine new COVID-19 cases were recorded from a total of 720,088 tests conducted.
The new cases were recorded in Region Two (three cases), Region Three (two cases), Region Four (two cases), Region Five (one case), and Region Six (one case).
There are no patients in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit and four patients in institutional isolation; 43 are in home isolation. To date, 71,707 people have recovered.
On Tuesday, February 14, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported 755,041,562 confirmed cases globally, along with 6,830,867 deaths.
The WHO also reported that in the Region of the Americas, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 189,278,118, while the death toll stands at 2,919,021.
The Health Ministry is also appealing to the general public to continue observing the public health measures set out to help stop the spread of the virus. Those public health measures encourage the need for everyone five years and older to get vaccinated against COVID-19; the need for everyone to get a COVID-19 booster dose after completing the primary vaccination series; the need for correct and consistent use of a face mask when leaving your home; the importance of maintaining a safe distance of six feet from others; and the need to practise good hand hygiene.
Anyone displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or needing any additional information, is kindly asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline at 231-1166, 226-7480, or 624-6674 immediately, or visit the Health Ministry’s website at www.health.gov.gy. (G9)
