Two more die of COVID, 33 new cases reported

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 169.

The latest fatalities are two males, a 58-year-old from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and a 39-year-old from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

Meanwhile, 33 new COVID-19 cases have been reported. Five persons are in the COVID ICU and 50 persons are in institutional isolation.