Five new cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in Guyana on Wednesday with Regions One and Seven recording 110 cases since June 12 according to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
During the Ministry of Public Health’s COVID-19 daily update it was announced that five new cases were recorded, increasing Guyana’s total positive cases to 313 as 39 new tests were conducted. The total number of persons tested so far in the country now stands at 3,418. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle stated that some 50% of Guyana’s total cases have recovered accounting for 156 persons so far.
There are currently 139 active cases which are currently in institutional isolation and 10 persons are in institutional quarantine with 5 persons remaining in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
