Two more persons died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health.

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced the deaths of a 77-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman.

Both have been identified as residents of Region Four. The two latest deaths have brought the number of total deaths to 80.

60 of the 80 deaths have been recorded in the past two months with 39 deaths recorded in 29 days in September, making September the deadliest month of the pandemic in Guyana.

The Health Ministry also reported on Tuesday that there were 59 new cases of COVID-19 in Guyana. The majority of the new cases are from Region Four.

There are now 1,110 active cases of COVID-19 in the country. More than 900 of the active cases are in home isolation.

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