Relatives of the 52-year-old woman who died from the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday along with staff members of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) who were in contact with her are among dozens who have been quarantined.
The 52-year-old travelled from the United States before the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the state of New York. She arrived in the country on March 5th and admitted herself to the GPHC on Tuesday afternoon around 5pm and while she was there, she presented uncontrollable diabetic and hypertension conditions which saw her having to be resuscitated. While the resuscitation succeeded, she died at about 8 am on Wednesday. At that time, health officials attributed her death to diabetes and hypertension but after learning of her recent travel history, samples were collected and sent to the National Reference Laboratory.