86 new COVID-19 cases recorded – Health Ministry

…2 ICU patients monitored

Total infections of COVID-19 in Guyana have reached 67,929 after 86 new cases were reported on Thursday. There are still 1258 confirmed deaths, with three persons under treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.
From the latest dashboard, 37 persons are in institutional isolation,784 are in home isolation, and two are in institutional quarantine.
Additionally, a total of 66,884 persons have recovered, of which 40 were new. However, over 800 active infections are still being monitored across health facilities.
Meanwhile, 664,081 tests have been processed to date.
An analysis shows new cases are dispersed among eight administrative regions, with nine in Region One (Barima-Waini), six in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), four in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 50 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), two in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), two in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), three in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), three in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and seven in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
There were no new reported cases in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Latest vaccination figures show that, so far, more than 443,177 adults, or 86.4 per cent of persons 18 years and over, have taken a first dose; while some 342,918 such persons, or 66.8 per cent, are fully vaccinated.
For adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, just over 34,833 persons, or 47.8 per cent of them, have received their first dose, and of that amount, some 25,532 persons, or 35 per cent, are fully immunised.
In the 5-to-11 age group, for which the Health Ministry started administering vaccines only last weekend, almost 700 children are inoculated.
Moreover, approximately 67,514 persons have returned for their third-dose booster shots thus far.
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or need any additional information, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotlines: 231-1166, 226-7480, or 624-6674 immediately, or visit www.health.gov.gy.
Global figures show that 548 million people have tested positive for the virus, and 6.3 million have died. In the Americas, more than 163 million confirmed cases have been reported, with over 2.7 million deaths. (G12)