Two women die from COVID-19; death toll now at 78

Two more patients have died from COVID-19 on Sunday morning, hours after two others died.

The Ministry of Health revealed that as of 10:00h on September 27, 2020, a 55 -year-old female and 45 -year-old woman died while receiving care at a medical facility.

They are both from Region Four. This takes the death toll in Guyana to 78.

On Saturday night, two men died from the disease: a 36 -year-old Region 6 who died while receiving care at a medical facility and 45-year-old man from Region 4.

This would reflect 13 deaths for the week alone; September has been recorded the deadliest month for COVID-19 in Guyana with 37 deaths for the month so far.