90-year-old unvaccinated woman latest COVID-19 death

After days of not recording a COVID-19 fatality, local authorities on Wednesday announced the death of a 90-year-old woman who was infected with the novel coronavirus.
The Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) resident died on April 13. She was unvaccinated.
Meanwhile, the country has recorded nine new cases of the virus, with one currently in the Intensive Care Unit. Seven persons are currently in institutional isolation, 90 are isolating at home, and 20 are in institutional quarantine.
The Health Ministry also reported that the nine new cases were recorded from 1280 tests. According to the region-by-region breakdown, one new case was recorded in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); four in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); one in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and three in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). The total positive cases detected in Guyana since March 2020 stands at 63,349 while recoveries stand at 62,024. The death toll has now climbed to 1227.