The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 142.
The latest fatality is a 66-year-old male from Region 3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara).
Meanwhile some 24 new cases were recorded yesterday which increased the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4,914. There are currently 802 active cases in Guyana, 105 of which are in institutional isolation and 697 in approved home isolation.
