The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) yesterday said that two elderly residents of the village of Potarinau who had been in contact with persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.
These two deaths have not been reported by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF).
In a statement, the SRDC said it was “deeply saddened by the deaths of two of our senior citizens in Potarinau Village, ages 68 and 80, both of whom had been in contact with those who tested positive for coronavirus”.