119 persons test positive for COVID-19 in 1 day

The Health Ministry on Saturday announced another 119 new infections of COVID-19 in Guyana. This has taken confirmed cases to 67,591.
Data from the latest dashboard indicates that the death toll remains at 1255. From the 31,027 males and 26,564 females that tested positive, 65,466 have recovered completely.
Three patients are in the Intensive Care Unit, with 34 in institutional isolation, 833 in home isolation and three in institutional quarantine.
In analysing new cases, figures indicate that nine were recorded in Region One (Barima-Waini), 12 in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), five in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 61 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), 20 in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), 10 in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and two in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
Latest vaccination figures show that so far, 443,802 or 86.5 per cent of adults have taken a first dose, while 343,575 or 66.9 per cent of persons 18 years and over are fully vaccinated.
For adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, 35,045 or 48.1 per cent have received a first dose. Second doses stand at 25,634 or 35.1 per cent. Meanwhile, in excess of 68,800 persons have returned for their first booster dose.
This week, over 1.3 million new cases of COVID-19 and over 4100 deaths were reported in the Americas. This represents a 13.9 per cent increase in cases from one week ago.
COVID-19 cases increased in all four subregions of the Americas and deaths increased in two:  In South America, by 32.8 per cent, and in the Caribbean, 13.3 per cent. In South America, there has been a significant increase in COVID-19 incidence, with almost half a million new COVID-19 cases reported during the last week – a 24.6 per cent increase as compared to the previous week.
“In the Caribbean, weekly cases have been plateauing for the past two consecutive weeks, with a 3.2 per cent increase observed during the last week. These numbers serve as a stark reminder that too many people are still vulnerable. Indeed, there is work to be done to reach all that need a vaccine,” said PAHO Director, Dr Carissa Etienne in her weekly briefing.
In the context of evolving patterns of transmission, she said countries should not lower their guard.
“I would like to focus on one issue we must face and prepare our health systems to address for the long term: post COVID-19 condition…It is difficult to be precise about how many people are affected, since cases of post-COVID condition are not always officially reported. But we know that people who had underlying health conditions, people who did not get vaccinated against COVID-19, people with other risk factors such as asthma, and those who smoke or vape are particularly at risk for this condition. We also know that people that had COVID once and recovered may still develop post-COVID condition if they are infected again. Post-COVID condition can be extremely debilitating,” Dr Etienne stated.
In the Region of the Americas, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases are pegged at over 162 million with a death toll of 2.7 million.
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.se