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Two more die from COVID; 26 dead for March thus farWith six more days remaining to end the month, March is being recorded as one of the deadliest months for…
74 new COVID cases recordedGuyana on Thursday recorded 74 new COVID-19 cases from 822 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March…
Two more men die from COVID-19Guyana has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the overall death toll since March 2020 to 223. The latest fatalities…
Positive COVID patients must recover first before being vaccinated – Health MinisterMinister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, on Thursday, said the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine cannot be administered to positive COVID-19 patients…
Media personality and activist Namela Henry diesA long-standing media personality and an activist, Namela Baynes-Henry, died just after noon on Thursday. She died in the Intensive…
Persons 40 and over to receive COVID jab from next week; gov’t aims to vaccinate 10,000 per dayWith the focus currently on frontline health workers and persons 60 years and above for COVID-19 vaccination, President Irfaan Ali…
88 new COVID cases from over 1,000 testsA total of 88 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday from 1, 118 tests, taking the country’s overall number…
Another COVID death takes toll to 221The Ministry of Health recorded another COVID-19 death on Wednesday. The latest fatality is a 69-year-old man from Region Four…
Probe launched into death of woman, 23, at Psychiatric HospitalThe Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old woman at the…
U.S conducts medical training in Region OneThe U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) Team conducted a medical training with members of the Guyanese Ministry of Health…
Gov’t wraps up filaria campaign; 70% of population took pillsMinister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says his ministry has completed the final filaria mass drug administration (MDA), which began…
Two more die from COVID; death toll now 220Two men from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) - a 50-year-old and a 48-year-old is recorded as the country’s latest…
64 new COVID-19 cases recordedAs of Tuesday, March 23, Guyana recorded a total of 64 new COVID-19 cases from 829 tests. This takes the…
All frontline health workers in Reg. 9 receive COVID jabAll frontline healthcare workers in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo) have been vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus, according to Minister of…
Kitty resident seeks assistance for life-saving transplant surgeryA 43-year-old man of William Street, Kitty, Georgetown, is seeking the public’s assistance to undergo a life-saving kidney transplant surgery.…
Joint Services to get tough on enforcing COVID guidelines As Guyana heads steadily towards the 10,000 COVID-19 infection mark with cases increasing daily, the Ministry of Health has asked…
More COVID deaths: Elderly man dies at home, woman dies at hospitalTwo more persons who tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday, taking the country’s death toll to 218. The Ministry…
15-month-old baby girl died from brain infectionA post mortem examination done on Monday on 15-month-old baby girl, Sahara La Cruz revealed that she died as a…

