Four members of Wakapau family get hospital discharge after mystery illness

Edward Richards

Four members of a Wakapau Village family who were hospitalised after they mysteriously fell ill just over a week ago have been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital, while an autopsy performed yesterday on the second of two family members who died was inconclusive on the cause of his death.

A relative, Samantha Thomas, told Stabroek News yesterday that 15-year-old Kishanna Thomas and Anasha Richards were discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) last Friday, followed by Norman Thomas and Richard Thomas on Saturday.

A fifth family member, Gavin Richards, remained hospitalised up to yesterday afternoon. He is presently warded in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the GPH but has shown signs of improvement.