Two women, 71 and 73, die from COVID

The Ministry of Health today 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 298.

The latest fatalities are two females, a 71-year-old from Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) and a 73-year- old from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). They died while receiving care at the ministry’s medical facility.