No new COVID-19 case for third day

For the third day in succession, no new COVID-19 case was recorded yesterday even as 27 more tests were done within the last 24 hours.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Guyana still stands at 153 even as the number of persons tested grew to 1,699. This marks the sixth time since Guyana recorded its first case on March 11 that the number of cases did not increase for three days or more.

During the Ministry of Public Health’s COVID-19 update, it was stated that the number of persons recovered remains at 70 with 71 persons in institutional isolation which accounts for the number of active cases. Two persons remain in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit while 25 persons are currently in institutional quarantine.