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88 new COVID-19 infections, 15 persons in ICU
Guyana continues to record an upsurge in COVID-19 infections with 88 new positive cases recorded on Tuesday from 1, 517 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 11, 277.
Region Four accounted for the majority of new cases…
Stringent management of Russian COVID vaccine as more to arrive on Thursday
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, says there are stringent management and accountability of the Russian Sputnik V, given that the vaccines must be stored at minus 18 or minus 20 degrees Celsius to maintain its 92 per cent efficacy.…
Man who died from COVID-19 buried by wrong family; other family seeks exhumation
By Isanella Patoir
A Water Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara family is seeking closure and answers after their 35-year-old relative, Wazim Ray Ramjattan, was mistakenly identified by another family and buried.
Ramjattan died from…
Studies suggest that COVID-19 vaccines reducing new cases, deaths
By Vishani Ragobeer
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, during his daily COVID-19 briefing on April 8, 2021, posited that vaccinations could prevent individuals from becoming hospitalised with the more severe symptoms of the disease,…
COVID-19 is not a joke: President again urges compliance and warns of stiffer penalties
President Irfaan Ali has issued a passionate appeal for citizens to adhere to the guidelines put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying he would support stiffer penalties for those who continue to flout the guidelines.…
Another COVID-19 death takes toll to 258
Hours after the Ministry of Health reported the death of two persons from COVID-19 on Monday, a third death was reported. The latest fatality takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 258.
The latest fatality is a 64-year-old…
40 new COVID-19 infections; over 1000 persons still in isolation
Guyana on Monday recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases from 397 tests, taking the country’s overall number of confirmed cases to 11,189.
Half of the regions recorded new cases with Region Four registering 17 cases, closely followed by Region…
30,000 more doses of Russian Sputnik arrive
An additional 30,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrived in Guyana on Monday. The vaccines arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) onboard Amerijet International.
Guyana, on April 2, received the first 25,000…
Man, 64, and woman, 60, are latest COVID-19 deaths
Guyana’s COVID-19 deaths climbed to 257 on Monday, with the Ministry of Health reporting the deaths of a 64-year-old man in Region Four and a 60-year-old woman from Region Three. They were both hospitalised for a period and died on Sunday,…
Two more COVID-19 deaths, 105 new infections
Two more persons died on Saturday, April 10, 2021, from COVID-19, taking the country’s death toll since March 2020 to 255.
The latest fatalities are two women – a 65-year-old and a 63-year-old – who are both from Region Four…