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COVID Death toll reaches 247 after 4 more deaths

Four more persons died from Coronavirus on Monday taking the total number of recorded deaths in Guyana to 247. Fourteen of those deaths occurred with the past five days. In a statement, the Ministry of Health reported that all of the latest deaths took place in a medical institution while the persons were under care […]

46 arrested at city bars for breaching COVID Curfew

Members of the joint services arrested 46 persons late on Saturday night and early on Sunday morning for breaching the COVID-19 curfew order. Just before midnight, the Joint Services swooped down on a number of nightspots that were still operating beyond 9:30pm.   While the curfew begins at 10:30pm, bars and restaurants are expected to close […]

62% of COVID Deaths in Guyana are men

The Coronavirus death toll in Guyana jumped to 241 on Sunday with the passing of two more persons. Of the 241 persons who have died from the virus since the first case was recorded locally a year ago, 151 were men and that number represents 62.7% of COVID related deaths in Guyana, according to Ministry […]

4 COVID deaths and 126 new cases recorded in 24hrs

Today marked the third time within the past two weeks that a total of four coronavirus related deaths were recorded in a single day. The Ministry of Health today reported the deaths of two women and two men from Coronavirus. The eldest was 91 years old while the youngest was 45 years old. The country’s […]