8 new COVID cases detected, 110 active cases being monitored

New COVID-19 positive cases are increasing slowly, with eight more persons testing positive for the virus in a 24-hour period.
New statistics released by the Health Ministry showed that there were new fatalities, as the death toll remains at 1228.
It further revealed that one patient is seeking treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Liliendaal facility while another 101 persons are in home isolation, zero in institutional isolation and eight in institutional quarantine. The active cases that are being monitored are 110.
Additional stats showed that there are 62,143 reported recoveries from the 29,226 males and 34,247 females who tested positive over the course of the pandemic. COVID-19 tests have amounted to 596,356 since the virus was first detected here.
In his latest COVID update, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said as antibodies drop after vaccination, persons can get infected. As such, it is important to get boosted. The outcome of persons getting infected at this point in the pandemic can lead to spikes.
“I think a lot of people believe that COVID is over and we don’t have a lot of cases; and therefore, we shouldn’t be too bothered. With these vaccines, after about five to six months, the antibodies that you develop starts dropping. Because it’s dropping, at that point you can get infected. If you can get infected, then you can have a chain reaction. It’s better to keep your immunity up, which would require getting boosted. We have seen in the adolescent population and we have seen that in the adult population,” he asserted on Friday.
In the adolescent category, first doses are at 34,545 or 47.4 per cent; with 25,268 second doses or 34.6 per cent. Adults have seen an overall coverage of 440,282 first doses and 339,532 second doses, reflecting 85.8 per cent and 66.2 per cent respectively. Before June, the aim is to achieve 70 per cent coverage for full immunisation to meet the World Health Organisation’s target.
Presently, the Ministry is working to increase vaccination among adolescents, through collaboration with the Education Ministry. However, parental consent is still an obstacle.
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 almost 510.2 million people have tested positive for the virus and 6.2 million have died. In the Americas, more than 152.9 million confirmed cases have been reported with over 2.7 million deaths.