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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…
Young male among two more COVID-19 deaths
Guyana on Saturday recorded two more COVID-19 deaths taking the overall death toll to 76,
The Ministry of Health in a statement noted that the latest fatalities are a 36 -year-old male from East Berbice- Corentyne (Region 6) who died…
16 new COVID-19 cases
Guyana on Saturday recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall known cases in the country to 2,725,
Twelve persons are in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 232 are in institutional isolation and 872 are in home isolation. The…
Ministry threatens to take action against protesting healthcare workers
The Ministry of Health has made it clear that it will take action against nurses and other healthcare workers who have been protesting for better pay and risk allowance.
A memo issued to all Regional Health Officers by the Permanent…
130 new cases of COVID-19; 16 in ICU
Guyana has recorded 130 new cases of COVID-19 taking the overall known cases in the country to 2,709.
There are 16 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in addition to 235 persons in institutional isolation and 895 in home…
71-Y-old Reg. 2 woman dies from COVID-19; death toll now at 74
Guyana on Friday recorded its 74th COVID-19 death less than 24 hours after two others died.
The latest victim is a 71-year-old woman from Pomeroon-Supenaam Region Two; she died while receiving care at a medical facility, the Ministry of…
Nurses at GPHC join in the strike for better pay and risk allowance
Over 100 nurses supported by a few doctors from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) staged a protest action Friday morning on East Street in Georgetown for a 50% increase in salaries, risk allowances, pension, gratuities and…
Health Minister asks protesting nurses to be patient until Budget is passed
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is asking nurses who have been protesting for risk allowance to be patient for a few more days until the 2020 National Budget is passed.
Health workers from the Linden Hospital Complex and West…
94-Y-0 woman is 73rd COVID-19 death
A 94-year-old woman has been recorded as Guyana’s 73rd COVID-19 death.
The Ministry of Health in a statement revealed that the woman from Barima-Waini in Region One, was pronounced dead on arrival at around 10:00h on Thursday at a…
64-Y-0 Reg. 8 man dies from COVID-19; death toll now at 72
Guyana recorded its 72nd COVID-19 death on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health in a statement revealed that a 64-year-old man from Potaro-Siparuni, Region Eight died at 11:00h while receiving treatment at a medical facility.
“The test…
