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51 new COVID cases recordedFifty-one new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday from 559 tests. This takes Guyana’s overall number of confirmed cases to…
COVID death toll now 189A 69-year-old female of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health on Wednesday revealed…
Health Minister believes it was ‘purely coincidental’ that cop with chickenpox died after taking filaria pillsHealth Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Wednesday said he believed that it was “purely coincidental” that a policeman died after…
Persons found with fake COVID tests will be prosecuted – Dr. AnthonyGuyanese at home and persons attempting to enter the country are being placed on notice that should they be found…
Cop infected with chickenpox dies at GPHCRockliff Cozier, a police constable who was infected with chickenpox, died at around 18:15h at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation…
Reg. 7 continue to record spike in COVID casesOf the 30 new COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday from 108 tests, 22 are from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The Amerindian…
COVID vaccination card cannot be used for travelGuyana will not be allowing persons vaccinated against COVID-19 to bypass the strict travel regulations and Minister of Health, Dr…
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll now at 188A 70-year-old man from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. According to a statement from…
One new COVID-19 case, 16 new recoveries recordedOne new COVID-19 case was recorded on Monday from 112 new tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to…
Another COVID death recordedA 71-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. According to a statement from the Ministry…
Over 600 health workers vaccinated in two days; committee set up to monitor side effectsGuyana began its COVID immunization on February 11 and within the first two days, over 600 frontline health workers were…
BUDGET 2021: Health Sector gets $53.5 billionThe government aims to ‘inject’ the local health sector with a massive $53.5 billion, geared at boosting the local COVID-19…
35 of 46 new COVID cases recorded in Reg. 4Guyana on Friday recorded 46 new COVID-19 cases of which 35 were recorded in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). The new cases…
Guyana records two more COVID deaths; toll now at 186Two more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in Guyana, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The…
43 new COVID cases from 261 testsA total of 43 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday from 261 tests, taking the overall number of known…
10 samples sent to T&T test negative for new COVID-19 variantsThe Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago has officially informed Guyana that the 10 samples sent to…
Two more elderly persons die from COVID-19Two elderly men - an 83-year-old from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and a 90-year-old from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), have been recorded…
Frontline workers vaccinated as Guyana begins COVID immunizationAlmost a year after the first COVID-19 case and death in Guyana, the country began its COVID immunization on Thursday,…

