– 2 remain in ICU
The Health Ministry has reported that as of Saturday, another 60 persons have contracted COVID-19 but the death toll remains at 1239.
To date, there have been 65,859 cases of the deadly virus. New statistics showed that there are two persons in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 29 persons are in institutional isolation, 987 in home isolation and one in institutional quarantine.
Additionally, 63,602 persons have recovered while 644,306 tests have been processed to date. However, over 1000 active infections are still being monitored across health facilities.
An analysis showed that the new cases were dispersed among six administrative regions, with 16 in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); 7 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); twenty-two in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); 2 in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); 11 in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and two in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
No case was reported in the other regions.
Vaccination statistics remain relatively the same this week. Statistics point to 442,814 adult first doses or 86.3 per cent; with 342,486 second doses or 66.8 per cent. In the 12 to 17 group, only 34,768 first doses or 47.7 per cent coverage has been achieved.
However, booster doses have remained just above 65,000. The Health Ministry has introduced a second booster shot for adults and a first booster dose for the adolescent population. Persons have been urged to visit the respective vaccine sites and get boosted, since immunity against the virus wanes approximately six months post-immunisation.
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.
A percentage of COVID-19 patients would experience long-COVID – which causes symptoms to persist weeks or even months after recovery. This can be avoided with vaccination to protect oneself.
The pandemic has also brought on mental health issues in various countries, in both recovered patients and persons who have never contracted the virus.
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.
Global figures show that 532 million people have tested positive for the virus and 63 million have died. In the Americas, more than 158 million confirmed cases have been reported with over 2.7 million deaths.
