Guyana has now recorded an eighth death as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and as the number of positive cases has increased to 73.
The disclosure of the most recent death was made by way of a statement last evening by Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence.
The casualty is 45-year-old Lennox Williams, who passed away on Friday around 2.45 pm. The statement said Williams was a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and had suffered from other complications.