Fifty-six-year-old woman is latest COVID victim

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 159.

The latest fatality is a 56-year-old female from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara).

Meanwhile, twenty-six new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday with Region Ten once more experiencing a spike in infections.