48th COVID-19 death, 53 new cases reported

Another death from COVID-19 has been recorded in Guyana, to register as the 48th fatality from the virus on Tuesday.
Fifty-three new cases were also recorded for a total of 1613 confirmed cases reported in Guyana.
The death toll increased after 84-year-old Samuel Wilson of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) succumbed to the virus. Just Monday, a 79-year-old male from Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) died while being treated at the designated facility.
After the last death was recorded, officials of the Ministry commenced their surveillance efforts to contact all persons who may have been exposed to the now deceased man to facilitate contact tracing and rapid assistance.
Meanwhile, there are 16 persons in the designated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the number of persons in home isolation decreasing from 488 to 477. Some 47 persons are in institutional isolation – showing a decline of five. There are 74 individuals in institutional quarantine. From the confirmed cases, 1030 have recovered – an increase of 68.
Statistics from the Health Ministry’s dashboard showed a gender breakdown of 796 males and 817 females have been infected thus far.
Of the new cases, four were detected in Region One (Barima-Waini), two in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), eight in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 20 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), one in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne); four in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), 12 in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and two in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
The other regional figures remain the same with nine in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and 24 in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). On Monday, the number of persons tested increased to 10,003.
In the Americas, there are over 14 million cases of the coronavirus with almost 500,000 deaths. Neighbouring Brazil has been hit with 4,137,521 cases with 126,650 deaths – a situation which has spiralled out of control. (G12)