For the fifth day in succession Guyana has recorded no new case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the results of another round of testing.
The country currently has 64 active cases, which account for the number of persons in institutional isolation, while the total number of positive cases recorded in the country stands at 153.
During the Ministry of Public Health’s COVID-19 update, it was stated that the number of persons recovered from the virus remains at 77, while there are 25 persons in institutional quarantine and three in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle revealed that 32 new tests were done during the last testing cycle, bringing the total number of persons tested up to 1,752.
However, although there has been no new recorded cases lately, Gordon-Boyle said citizens should continue to take the necessary measures so as to protect themselves from contracting the virus.
She further appealed to the residents of regions One, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine to be alert as countries that share borders with those regions—Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela—have been recording new cases. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer mentioned that within the previous 24 hours, Brazil had recorded over 28,000 new cases along with 1,043 deaths, while Venezuela recorded 157 new cases and one new death. “Residents of Region Seven, with the new cases in Venezuela and the upsurge in your region, your vulnerability is increased,” she added.
