Reg 4 man dies from COVID, death toll now 1234

– active cases surpass 600

The Health Minister on Monday reported that a fully vaccinated 59-year-old man from Region Four has succumbed to COVID-19 thus taking the death toll to 1234. He reportedly died on Sunday while receiving treatment at a medical facility.
However, new statistics showed that 11 new cases were detected within a 24-hour period. Confirmed cases have reached 64,628 – 29,722 males and 34,906 females.
In addition, statistics showed that there are 20 persons in institutional isolation, 606 in home isolation, and three in institutional quarantine. Meanwhile, recoveries are at 62,765 while the country has tested 628,090.
Of the 634 active cases in the country, 23 are hospitalised with three in the Intensive Care Unit. The remainder has been placed in home isolation.
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday cautioned that persons in home isolation should abide by protocols set out.
“One of the challenges is that when people test positive and they should be isolating themselves, sometimes they’re not doing that. By not doing that, they risk spreading the virus to other persons. Even when they’re at home, if they don’t take the right precautions like wearing an N95 mask and staying away from other persons in the household, they can infect other persons living in that household. It is very important if you test positive that you isolate properly,” Dr Anthony cautioned.
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 greater risk if they contract 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.
Global figures show that almost 526 million people have tested positive for the virus and 6.2 million have died. In the Americas, more than 156 million confirmed cases have been reported with over 2.7 million deaths.