Woman, 37, among four new COVID fatalities

The Health Ministry on Friday reported four more COVID-19 fatalities, including a 37-year-old woman, increasing Guyana’s death toll from the virus to 477.

In a press release, the ministry stated that three of the deaths occurred in June. A 61-year-old woman from Region Nine succumbed on June 28, while an 81-year-old man from Region One and a 37-year-old woman from Region Four both died on June 30.

The fourth fatality reported yesterday was identified as a 68-year-old-man from Region Nine, who died on July 1.