Unvaccinated 65-year-old dies from COVID

…Guyana records 58 new cases

Guyana has reported its fourth COVID-19 death for the year, after another infected person succumbed to the novel coronavirus.
The Health Ministry on Tuesday announced that a 65-year-old male from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) died on January 8. He had been unvaccinated. This is the 1,291st death to be reported in the country since the virus was detected in March 2020.
164 deaths were recorded in 2020, and 891 in 2021, because of a spike that was linked to the Delta wave. 232 fatalities were documented in 2022, and, to date, four deaths have been recorded in 2023. Meanwhile, a whopping 58 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the updated Tuesday dashboard.
There are now 72,538 confirmed cases in Guyana – 33,227 males and 39,311 females. Across the country, over 300 active cases are being monitored. Data shows that two persons are seeking treatment in the intensive care unit, 19 in institutional isolation and 323 in home isolation.
Meanwhile, 70,903 recoveries have been counted from the start of the pandemic to this week, and 712,962 tests have been processed.
In the Region of the Americas; that is, Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 184 million, while the death toll has gone up to 2.8 million. Globally, there are 649 million confirmed positives, with 6.6 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.
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or need 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.
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 the practice of good hand hygiene to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. (G12)