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100 COVID deaths in 19 days as 12 more die; 33 in ICU
Guyana has recorded an additional 12 COVID-19 related deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday; eight of the deaths were unvaccinated, three partially vaccinated, and one unknown.
The new deaths are two men (ages 82 and 56) from…
7 unvaccinated people die from COVID; 32 in ICU, 273 new cases
Guyana has recorded an additional seven COVID-19 related deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday; all seven persons were unvaccinated.
The new deaths are three women, 83, 44, and 48, and a 58-year-old man - all from Region…
Baby with suspected heart complications dies from COVID-19
A five-month-old baby girl with a suspected congenital heart condition is among Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health revealed on Friday.
The News Room was reliably informed that the baby girl was air dashed to the…
No free ride for the unvaccinated, says Jamaican PM
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has given the clearest indication yet that his Government, at some point, will make it mandatory for persons to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaking in the House of Representatives this week, Holness…
Children start receiving second doses of Pfizer vaccine
Children have started receiving their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines since it has been 21 days since the first set of the Pfizer vaccines were administered to children at the St. Stanislaus College at Brickdam, Georgetown.…
Unvaccinated man, fully vaccinated woman die from COVID
A 60-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman have been recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths. The man and woman, who are both from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), died on September 15, 2021, taking the overall number of deaths to 703.…
Daily COVID infections continue to rise; Health Minister urges businesses to enforce guidelines
As positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise daily, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is urging businesses to enforce the gazetted COVID-19 guidelines.
Within 24 hours, 308 new infections were recorded from 1,794 tests, while 76 deaths…
More than 75% police, 90% soldiers have taken COVID vaccine
Tasked with the enforcement of government’s COVID-19 measures, which now prevent unvaccinated persons from entering public buildings, at least 20% of police ranks are still unvaccinated.
On Wednesday, during a virtual press briefing,…
GPHC boosted with additional ventilators, PPE
Mr Joe Persaud who resides in Florida, U.S.A recently donated 17 ventilators, 1500 face masks, and 10 buckets of disinfecting wipes to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
The donations were presented to the Chief Executive…
Six unvaccinated, one fully-vaxed among 9 COVID deaths
A 73-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), who was fully vaccinated, is among the nine additional COVID-19 deaths recorded in September. This man died on Sunday.
In addition to this man, six other unvaccinated people and two…