…results of new cases not available – Health Ministry
As of Tuesday, the Health Ministry announced that three more persons died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), increasing the death toll to 95.
The first death was a 67-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). He died while receiving medical treatment. Hours later, it was announced that a 61-year-old female and 67-year-old male from the same region died while receiving care at a designated medical facility.
The Ministry said officials have contacted all relatives and persons to facilitate contact tracing and rapid assistance to track those who may have been exposed to the now-deceased persons.
Meanwhile, the Ministry on Tuesday said that it was unable to issue the full content of the daily dashboard as this cannot be done until the National Public Health Reference Laboratory validates the results.
In a statement, the Ministry said: “…the National Public Health Reference Laboratory is still in the process of validating the COVID-19 test results from yesterday, October 5, 2020.” These unvalidated test results include those received from both public and private laboratories, the Ministry said.
However, the dashboard without the new cases was released, showing that 15 persons are in the COVID-19 ICU while 135 are institutional isolation. Some 975 persons are in home isolation and 2017 persons have recovered from the virus, the dashboard figures revealed.
On Monday, there were three reported deaths from the life-threatening virus. Those who died were a 38-year-old man; an 84-year-old female and retired nurse, 55-year-old Mark King. They were all from Region Four and receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
On Sunday, three deaths were also recorded – rounding up the figures to eight deaths for this week thus far.
All Guyanese were reminded to observe the protocols of the COVID-19 Emergency Measures (No 9), which are in effect until October 31, 2020. This order emphasises the need for correct and consistent use of a face mask when leaving your home; the importance of maintaining the six feet physical distance from others; and practice of good hand hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or need any additional information, kindly contact the COVID-19 Hotline 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit www.health.gov.gy.
The COVID-19 Hotline Centre handles the majority of the calls into COVID-19 hotlines and provides assistance to persons desirous of getting tested. The centre also provides assistance in following up with positive patients and facilitates contact with persons in home isolation.
The COVID hotline works on a 24/7 rotation. The hotline is managed by volunteers from across the different sectors; the Civil Defence Commission, the Red Cross and the Ministry of Health among others.
On the global standpoint, there are 33,347,404 confirmed cases with 1,039,406 deaths. (G12)
