Centenarian among 2 COVID-19 deaths; 129 new cases recorded

The Health Ministry has reported that two unvaccinated persons who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 930.
The fatalities include a 100-year-old female from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and a 60-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) who passed away on November 3 and 4 respectively.
The death toll for November is now at four. Moreover, within the last 24 hours, 129 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded from 1,013 tests. As such, the total number of confirmed cases has increased to 35,929.
A breakdown of the new cases is as follows: Region One has one case; Region Two has six cases; Region Three has 29 cases; Region Four has 37 cases; Region Five has one case; Region Six has 22 cases; Region Seven has five cases; Region Nine has four cases; and Region 10 has 24 cases.
There are 19 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 56 persons are in institutional isolation, 17 persons are in institutional quarantine, and 2,552 persons are in home isolation. Importantly, 32,372 persons have recovered from the virus to date.
A distribution of the 35,929 confirmed cases recorded since March 2020 is as follows – Region One: 1,625, Region Two: 1,454, Region Three: 4,882, Region Four: 17,033, Region Five: 1,302, Region Six: 2,705, Region Seven: 1,757, Region Eight: 593, Region Nine: 2,453, and Region 10: 2,125.
As at Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 247,968,227 confirmed cases were recorded globally, along with 5,020,204 deaths. WHO also reported that in the Americas, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 93,966,560, while the death toll is at 2,300,139.
The Health Ministry is reminding all to observe the protocols of the COVID-19 Emergency Measures, which are in effect until November 30, 2021. This order, among other things, emphasises the need for correct and consistent use of a face mask when leaving home, the importance of maintaining the six-feet physical distance from others, and the need for good hand hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Anyone displaying symptoms associated with COVID-19, or needing any additional information, is kindly being asked to contact the COVID-19 hotline on 231-1166, 226-7480, or 624-6674; or immediately visit www.health.gov.gy. (G1)