COVID fatality figure at 160, 45 new cases recorded

Guyana yesterday recorded a new COVID-19 fatality along with a number of new cases of which more than half were recorded in Region Ten.

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that as of December 21st another person died as a result of the virus which increased Guyana’s COVID-19 deaths to 160. The 160th fatality was identified as a 73-year-old man from Region Five who died while receiving care at a medical facility.