COVID-19 cases continue to rapidly increase in Region Nine, with Masakenari and Parabara becoming the latest indigenous communities to report outbreaks of the virus.
In an interview with Stabroek News yesterday, Region Nine Chairman Bryan Allicock said that there are 104 active cases of the virus in the region presently. He said these cases are distributed between communities in the North, Central, South and Deep South districts of the Rupununi.
“The entire region is affected,” Allicock said, while noting that even isolated indigenous communities, such as Masakenari and Parabara, are now reporting 14 and 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases, respectively.
