Guyana records 54 new COVID cases

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana have risen to 64,228 as of Saturday after 54 new cases were detected, the Health Ministry reported.
New statistics showed that 29,558 males and 34,670 females are now infected with the virus while the death toll remains at 1231 – the latest increase reported on Friday after two women succumbed.
As of Saturday, there are two persons in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 21 in institutional isolation, 519 in home isolation and five in institutional quarantine. To date, 62,455 persons have recovered.
Meanwhile, 618,899 coronavirus tests have been processed since the virus was detected here back in March 2020.
An analysis shows new cases dispersed among six administrative regions, with two in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); 13 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); 31 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); two in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); five in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and one in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). The other regions did not report any increases in positives.
In Guyana, most recent vaccination figures indicate that over 441,000 first doses and 340,500 second doses were distributed to adults. This is approximately 86 per cent and 66.4 per cent, respectively. For children aged 12 to 17, more than 25,000 or 34.7 per cent are completely vaccinated. Booster coverage have surpassed 63,000. These numbers have been stagnant within the past weeks, as authorities urge Guyanese to get boosted.
The World Health Organisation has published its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic – which led to an estimated 4.5 million excess deaths in that year. These disruptions are likely to set back global progress on both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy made in the first 20 years of the century.
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 almost 521.6 million people have tested positive for the virus and 6.2 million have died. In the Americas, more than 155.4 million confirmed cases have been reported with over 2.7 million deaths.