As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) which is now being severely affected by the outbreak, has now recorded 48 cases.
In a media release through the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), the Regional Health Officer, Dr Edward Sagala, stated that the total number of positive cases in the entire region is 48 and 11 of those cases that are recorded are from Bartica. In the region there are currently 17 persons in institutional isolation.
Dr Sagala in the release noted that out of 100 individuals who were recently tested at Aranka by a visiting team from the Health Emergency Operation Centre, only six were positive, even as Aranka, Bartica and Oku remain areas of concern in the region.