Some 42 new coronavirus infections surfaced as of Monday from 232 test samples that were processed.
This data was released by the Health Ministry in its latest dashboard, reflecting a rise in confirmed cases to 67,657 to date. This number reflects a breakdown of 31,056 males and 36,601 females.
With the death toll remaining at 1256, there are two patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 35 in institutional isolation, and 833 in home isolation. There are two persons under institutional quarantine.
Active cases have crossed 850 while recoveries stand at 65,530. To date, a total of 662,065 tests have been conducted across the 10 administrative regions.
A breakdown of new cases showed five in eight in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), two in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 23 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), two in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), one in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), and six in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
Region One (Barima-Waini), Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) saw no increase in infections.
The most recent vaccination numbers show that so far, 443,802 or 86.5 per cent of adults have taken a first dose, while 343,575 or 66.9 per cent of persons 18 years and over are fully vaccinated.
For adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, 35,045 or 48.1 per cent have received a first dose. Second doses stand at 25,634 or 35.1 per cent. Vaccines are also available for children between five to 11 years. Meanwhile, in excess of 68,800 persons have returned for their first booster dose.
Booster doses have been made available for the adolescent age group, as well as second booster doses for the adult population. Persons are encouraged to take these shots before their immunity weans.
Persons with comorbidities have been continuously asked to continue taking their respective medications or treatment to control their condition. The preventative measures and guidelines to protect against the virus must be adhered to since this category of person is at a greater risk if they contract COVID-19.
In the Region of the Americas, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is pegged at over 162 million with a death toll of 2.7 million. Globally, the confirmed positives stand at over 545 million with more than 6.3 million reported deaths.
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 or needs any additional information, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit www.health.gov.gy. (G12)
