Reg 2 man dies from COVID-19, 74 active cases being monitored

The Health Ministry on Friday announced that another person has succumbed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) – indicating that the deadly virus is still circulating and infecting people locally.
A 64-year-old male from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is the latest fatality. He died on June 27, taking the country’s death toll to 1299.
Four new cases were reflected in the updated dashboard, reflecting 72,385 confirmed cases. This accounts for 33,580 males and 39,805 females.
One person is seeking treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Meanwhile, there are five persons in institutional isolation, 68 in home isolation, and zero in institutional quarantine. Recoveries stand at 72,012. There are 74 active cases and nine hospitalisations.
All Guyanese are being encouraged to continue observing the public health measures set out by the Health Ministry. This encourages the need for everyone five years and older to get vaccinated against COVID-19; the need for everyone to get a COVID-19 booster dose after completing the primary vaccination series; the need for correct and consistent use of a face mask when leaving your home; the importance of maintaining a safe distance of six feet from others and; good hand hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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.
In the Region of the Americas, that is, Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 189 million while the death toll in the Region has gone up to 2.9 million.
Globally, there are 756 million confirmed positives with 6.8 million deaths.
Symptoms of the coronavirus include fever, cough, tiredness, diarrhoea, pains, sore throat, and loss of taste or smell. The more serious symptoms are difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain, and loss of speech or movement.
However, vaccination sites are still open across the country where persons can acquire their primary or booster doses. The Ministry has noted the importance of maintaining immunity, by ensuring that all booster shots are up to date.