Official COVID-19 death toll rises to 134

Guyana’s COVID-19 fatalities officially rose to 134 on Friday as three new deaths were confirmed on Friday.

This was revealed by the Ministry of Health, which confirmed the three new fatalities as a 74-year-old woman from Region Ten, a 56-year-old man from Region One and a 58-year-old man from Region Four. According to the Health Ministry, all three persons died while receiving care at medical facilities.

Stabroek News had previously identified the 74-year-old woman as Moblissa resident Estella Williams, who succumbed on Thursday at the Wismar Hospital in Linden.