Another COVID-19 death recorded

Guyana recorded another COVID-19-related death on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 30.
On Thursday evening the Health Ministry related that a 73- year-old man, a patient of the transitional ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), died. According to the Ministry, a swab test was done when the man was admitted to the facility and the results came back as positive following his death. The Ministry said that it has since contacted his relatives and other contacts to facilitate contact tracing and rapid assistance to everyone who may have been exposed. On Wednesday, four COVID-19 deaths were reported. The Health Ministry on Wednesday revealed that a 43-year-old woman, who was a patient of the transitional ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital, died as a result of COVID-19. According to the Ministry, upon admission to the GPHC, a swab test was done, and following her death at 09:00h on Wednesday, the results came back as positive.
Also on Wednesday, the Ministry announced Guyana’s 27th COVID-19-related death. The victim was a 72-year-old man, who died in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after receiving medical care for five days.
His death was followed by the country’s 28th and 29th deaths – who died at the Bartica Hospital, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), at about 18:00h, also on Wednesday. The patients who died at the hospital were a male and a female, aged 55 and 41 respectively.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry is encouraging persons to observe the COVID-19 emergency measures #8 published in the Official Gazette on August 14, 2020, which emphasise the need to practice physical distancing at least six feet apart, use a facemask correctly and consistently when leaving their homes and practice good handing washing hygiene to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Persons with symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to call the COVID-19 hotline numbers 231 1166, 226 7480 or 180/181 for assistance.