…83 new infections detected in 24h
Two more persons who were tested positive for COVID-19 have succumbed, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday. This has taken the death toll to 1242.
The fatalities are an unvaccinated 88-year-old female from Region Four, who died on June 11; and a 94-year-old man from Region Three, who died on June 13.
However, new statistics provided by the Ministry showed that 83 new cases were detected thus taking the confirmed cases to 66009 – 30,320 males and 35,689 females.
According to the Health Ministry, two persons remain in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 17 in institutional isolation, 789 In home isolation and two in institutional quarantine. Recovered cases stand at 63,959. Meanwhile, some 646,713 tests have been processed.
An analysis shows new cases dispersed among eight administrative regions, with one in Region One (Barima-Waini); 19 in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); 17 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); 53 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); 11 in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne); two in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni); two in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and 12 in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
There were no reported hikes in Regions Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Zeroing in on the higher transmission rate on Monday, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony had stated that “Right now, we are monitoring. We know that if people are not abiding by the precautions that we have established, then people are going to get infected. The subvariant that is circulating is likely the B.A.2 subvariant of Omicron and this is highly infectious.”
“If people are in close proximity to someone who is infected, they would get infected themselves. Even if you had a previous infection but with another variant, then with this particular strain of the virus, you can get reinfected. What we’re advising people is to make sure they take the precautions, especially if they are in an indoor environment.”
Mask wearing, social distancing, and proper sanitisation practices are still to be maintained.
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.
Global figures show that 533 million people have tested positive for the virus and 6.3 million have died. In the Americas, more than 159 million confirmed cases have been reported with over 2.7 million deaths.
