Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has confirmed that another person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Guyana. This brings the total number of cases tested positive to five.
The most recent person to have tested positive for the virus is a family member of the 52-year-old woman who died from the virus last week.
The other confirmed cases of the virus are also family members.
Minister Lawrence in a message, noted that the ministry through the activated Health Emergency Operations Centre continues to locate and quarantine other persons who came into close contact with the woman and her immediate relatives.
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