Over 800 COVID-19 cases recorded in 1 week

…1 more death, 180 new cases reported on Saturday

In one week, Guyana has recorded a whopping 811 new cases of the novel coronavirus across the country, with 16 fatalities.
As of Saturday, 180 new cases were detected thus raising the total confirmed cases to 25,147. When compared to last Sunday, this figure was at 24,336.
In addition, the Health Ministry reported one more fatality on Saturday, as the death toll moved up to 610. This is after an 81-year-old man of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) succumbed on August 27 while receiving medical attention.
For the month of August, 64 persons have died – 16 of which were reported by the Ministry within the past week.
Meanwhile, an updated dashboard showed six more persons were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), amounting to 28. There are 104 persons in institutional isolation, 1576 in home isolation and nine in institutional quarantine. Guyana’s active cases have peaked to a whopping 1708.
In terms of testing, some 264,091 persons have been swabbed since the start of the pandemic – of which 12,167 males and 12,980 females were infected. Only 22,829 have recovered.
Of the 180 new cases, 10 were reported in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); 39 in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); 109 in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); five in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); seven in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne); six in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni); two in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni); one in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and one in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
There were no positive cases in Region One (Barima-Waini).
In the Region of the Americas, over 82 million infections have been reported with two million deaths. Globally, cases have surpassed 214 million with an excess of 4.4 million deaths.
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa Etienne had announced recently that only about 23 per cent of people in the region have been fully vaccinated, and in many countries, coverage is much lower.
Additionally, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil reported the highest number of cases. Many Central American countries, including Belize, Guatemala and Honduras are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections. Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and smaller Caribbean islands such as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica have reported steep increases in new infections and deaths.
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.
Persons with comorbidities have been continuously asked to continue taking their respective medications or treatment to control their condition. The preventative measures and guidelines to protect against the virus must be adhered to since this category of person is at a greater risk if they contract COVID-19.
All Guyanese are reminded to observe the protocols of the COVID-19 emergency measures which emphasise 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 the need for good hand hygiene.