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Ten more die from COVID, 372 new cases

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 24th, 2022, ten more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,148.  Deaths from COVID have surged in recent days in addition to new cases of the virus.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 372 new cases of the virus have been reported and 20 persons are in the ICU.

Details on the latest deaths follow:

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Six more COVID-19 deaths recorded

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 25th, 2022, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1, 154.

Details on the latest fatalities follow:

Meanwhile, the ministry said that 424 new cases of the virus have been recorded and 19 persons are in the ICU.

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Two unvaccinated men die from COVID, 408 new cases

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 26th, 2022, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1, 156.

Details on the latest fatalities follow:

Meanwhile 408 new cases of the virus have been reported. Seventeen persons are in the ICU.

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Five more COVID-19 deaths, 471 new cases recorded

Five more persons succumbed to COVID-19 between Friday and yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Health Ministry in a statement on Saturday reported that four men and a woman were the latest COVID-19 fatalities.

It said that between January 28 and January 29, a 68-year-old unvaccinated woman of Mahiaca-Berbice, a 74-year-old man of Demerara-Mahaica, an 86-year-old unvaccinated man of Essequibo Islands- West Demerara, a 73-year-old partially vaccinated man of East Berbice-Corentyne, and a 55-year-old unvaccinated man also of East Berbice-Corentyne have succumbed after testing positive with COVID-19.

The deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 1,165.

In addition, the updated COVID-19 dashboard showed that a total of 471 new cases were confirmed by the ministry after 1,820 more tests were done. The new cases increased the country’s total number of cases to 59,450.

Region One recorded 37 new cases, Region Two recorded 13, Region Three recorded 61, Region Four recorded 150, Region Five recorded 33, Region Six recorded 49, Region Seven recorded 11, Region Eight recorded 33, Region Nine recorded 78, Region Ten recorded 6 new cases.

The dashboard also showed 20 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 10,967 persons in home isolation, 204 persons in institutional isolation and seven persons in institutional quarantine.

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Two elderly men die from COVID

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 30th, 2022, two more men who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,168.

Details on the latest fatalities follow:

Meanwhile, the ministry said that 86 new cases of the virus were recorded yesterday. Eleven persons are in the ICU.

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Region Four woman, 30, among three more COVID deaths

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 31st, 2022, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,171.

Details on the latest fatalities follow:

Meanwhile, the ministry said that 220 new cases of COVID were reported. Thirteen persons are in the ICU.

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All five of latest COVID fatalities from Region Four

The Ministry of Health yesterday said  that as of February 1st, 2022, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. All five are from Region Four.

This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to  1,176.

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One more COVID death recorded, 196 new cases

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of February 5th, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,181.

The latest fatality is a female, 89, of Region Four. Her vaccination status was unknown.

Meanwhile, the ministry reported 196 new cases of the virus. Fifteen persons are in the ICU.

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Unvaccinated Region Three woman is latest COVID fatality

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that an unvaccinated woman, 66, from Region Three is the latest COVID-19 fatality. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,182.

Meanwhile, the ministry yesterday reported that there were 16 new cases of the virus. Seventeen persons are in the ICU.

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Ministry records 160 new COVID cases

One hundred and sixty new COVID-19 cases were yesterday recorded even as the Ministry of Health reported no new deaths.

The 160 new infections that were recorded came after some 1,301 more tests were done.

As a result there are now 3,144 active cases, 17 of whom are at the country’s COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.  The pandemic death toll remains at 1188.

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wo more persons succumb to COVID-19

A 25-year-old is one of Guyana’s two new COVID-19 deaths.

According to the Ministry of Health, the country’s latest deaths have increased the total number of deaths from COVID-19 here to 1,190.

They were identified as a 25-year-old woman from Region Three who was unvaccinated and an 84-year-old man from Region Four who was fully vaccinated. They both died on February 10.

Meanwhile, the ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard showed 95 new infections from some 812 more tests that were conducted. As a result, there are now 2,036 active cases, of which 15 are patients at the COVID-19 intensive Care Unit.

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Two unvaccinated persons die from COVID

Two unvaccinated persons are the latest fatalities from COVID-19.This takes the death toll from the pandemic to 1,213.

The latest fatalities are a woman, 56, from Region Five and a man, 83, from Region Four.

Meanwhile, the Ministry yesterday reported twelve new cases of the virus. Eleven persons are in the ICU.

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Two more COVID-19 deaths, 78 new cases recorded

Two more persons have succumbed to the novel coronavirus which now takes the death toll to 1,215 as of yesterday according to the Ministry of Health.

Further, the number of active cases is now at 823, with the discovery of 78 new cases.

On the ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard, 8 of those cases have been recorded from Region One, 5 cases from Region Two, 3 cases from Region Three, 37 cases from Region Four, 4 cases from Region Six, 4 cases from Region Seven, and 17 cases from Region Nine.

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Guyana records 4 more COVID-19 fatalities


– 35 new infections recorded

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that four more persons, who contracted the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, have died.
According to the Ministry, the fatalities are that of two men – a 53-year-old and an 81-year-old from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), and two women – an 89-year-old from Region Two and an 89-year-old from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), who died between February 5 and 25.
As a result of this, Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has moved to 1,220.
Meanwhile, in its daily COVID-19 dashboard, the Ministry recorded 35 new infections, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 62,891. Out of that number, 33,934 are women and 28,957 are men.
A breakdown of the new infections per region shows that Region Four leads with 25 new cases, Regions Three and Seven with three each and Regions Five and Nine with two each.
The dashboard data shows that 10 patients are in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit, 30 are in institutional isolation, 702 are in home isolation and 12 are in institutional quarantine. To date, a total of 60,929 persons have recovered.

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Ali lifts COVID-19 restrictions on social activities

-wearing masks no longer mandatory in public spaces

March 16 ,2022

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President Irfaan Ali on Monday approved an announced rollback of COVID-19 restrictions on social activities and distancing, while also making the wearing of masks in public spaces optional.

The new guidelines, gazetted yesterday, make no mention of restrictions on social activities and only provide protocols for handwashing and sanitation at businesses, where employees, customers and visitors “are encouraged to wear face masks.” The same provisions also apply to places of worship.

“Wearing a face mask is not mandatory but in order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, persons are encouraged to wear a face mask when the person is in public,” the new guidelines state.

The decision comes in wake of a steep decline in new COVID-19 infections and deaths over the past month. (The Health Minis-try on Monday announced one more death and three new cases.)

The previous COVID-19 guidelines, which were approved last month, had retained restrictions on social activities, including private parties, events at clubs, and receptions, although they appeared to be selectively enforced.

No proof of vaccination requirements

Quotas previously prescribed to restrict numbers at casinos, betting shops, cinemas are no longer in place and the updated guidelines also make no mention of proof of vaccination requirements for entry to public buildings. The latter was a point of contention between the government and some public servants, including teachers and health workers, who objected to the requirement, calling it a de facto vaccine mandate. In some instances, some public workers had been locked out of their workplaces where they could not show proof of full vaccination or produce a negative PCR test result.

Also absent is the previous restriction on visitation to quarantine or isolation facilities, prison or correctional facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, senior citizens’ homes and other care facilities.

While it was previously required that public transport operators be fully vaccinated, it is no longer a requirement under the new guidelines.

Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Colonel Nazrul Hussain on Sunday told Stabroek News that restrictions on all social gatherings would be lifted but vaccination and testing requirements would remain in place to curtail the spread of the virus.

Hussain also said that the inputs of health officials would guide the decision making and that emphasis will continue to be placed on the need for vaccination.

Two years ago, measures were introduced to tackle COVID-19 resulting in restrictions on every-day activities.

Guyana’s two international airports were closed for months along with schools, non-essential businesses, places of worship and other institutions.

Last month, the NCTF announced the lifting of the national curfew.

The announcement came one day after Presi-dent Irfaan Ali signalled that his administration was moving in that direction.

The curfew, first instituted in 2020, was in effect from midnight to 4 am after several adjustments.

Two Sundays ago at a press conference at State House, President Ali hinted at the changes to accelerate a path towards full reopening of the country.

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Fully vaccinated woman, 83, succumbs with COVID

-12 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the death of an 83-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19.

In a statement, the ministry said the deceased woman, a resident of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), died on Tuesday. She had been fully vaccinated against the virus.

She was the 1,226th person to officially die here with the virus.

Meanwhile, the ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard showed 12 new COVID-19 cases from 1,738 tests. The dashboard also showed that there were 151 persons in home isolation, 5 persons in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 15 in institutional Isolation.  

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@Mitwah posted:

In a statement, the ministry said the deceased woman, a resident of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), died on Tuesday. She had been fully vaccinated against the virus.

Fully vax but still gone. Probably like most... Covid wasn't the cause....had they done a post mortem they would get the correct answer...which we would never be privy to.

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Seven new COVID-19 cases recorded

Seven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of 704 tests that were done.

On yesterday’s Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard, one person was reported to be in the Intensive Care Unit while 11 are in institutional isolation and 111 persons are in home isolation.

The death toll remains at 1226.

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Four new COVID cases recorded

Four new COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of 1,500 tests that were done. The Ministry of Health has reported that the active cases now stand at 78.

On the updated dashboard, 3 persons are said to be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while 6 are in institutional isolation and 69 persons are in home isolation.

The death toll remains at 1226.

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11 new COVID cases reported

The Ministry of Health on Thursday once again reported 11 new COVID-19 cases out of 1,059 tests that were done.

However, the ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard showed that there were 85 persons now in home isolation, an increase of 17 over the 68 reported on Wednesday. The numbers for persons in institutional isolation and in the COVID-19 intensive care unit remained unchanged at 9 and 5, respectively.  

The death toll remained at 1, 226.

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COVID vaccinations at all-time low, Anthony issues appeal

With COVID-19 vaccinations at an all-time low, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is pleading with the unvaccinated to safeguard themselves and for those eligible to get boosters to come forward as the availability of WHO-recognised shots is not a problem.

“One of the reasons you still have a problem is because those who have underlying illnesses are not taking the vaccines. If unvaccinated the challenge is they would end up in the hospital. To protect themselves it is better to get vaccinated and I am pleading with them to do it,” Anthony told Stabroek News yesterday.

“Also, there are some studies that have shown that if vaccinated, it can help prevent the symptoms and possibility of long COVID if that person should contract it,” he added.

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Man, 76, dies from COVID

One more COVID-19 death was yesterday reported by the Ministry of Health. This now raises the death toll to 1,228.

The ministry said that a 76-year-old fully vaccinated male of Region Three was the latest victim. He succumbed on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022.

Yesterday’s COVID-19 dashboard showed that there were nine new COVID cases out of 766 tests.

One person is presently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

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COVID ICU empty

For perhaps the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold here two years ago, there are no patients in the ICU at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.

The Ministry of Health’s dashboard yesterday reported there were three new cases of COVID-19. The death toll remains at 1228.

By comparison, on April 17 last year, there were 120 new cases of COVID and 13 persons were in the ICU. At that stage, there were only 268 deaths meaning that in the ensuing year nearly 1,000 persons succumbed to COVID.

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Eight new COVID cases reported

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported a total of 8 new COVID-19 cases. Those cases were recorded after 936 tests were carried out.

Meanwhile, according to the ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard, 93 persons were in home isolation. It also showed that there was no one in institutional isolation while the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Infectious Diseases Hospital remained empty.

The total number of confirmed deaths in Guyana from the virus remained at 1,228.  

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