The Ministry of Health yesterday said that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 263.
The latest fatality is a 94-year-old male from Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) who died while receiving care at the ministry’s medical facility.
Meanwhile, a whopping 153 new cases of the virus were yesterday recorded after over 2,000 persons were tested.
