Guyana has recorded another COVID-19 death as well as 92 more confirmed cases as over 350 test results have been returned from the Carib-bean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), which is assisting the country in clearing its testing backlog.
The Ministry of Health on Monday announced that the latest COVID-19 fatality is a 79-year-old man from Region Nine, who died while receiving care at a medical facility. The ministry noted in a press statement that a sample was taken for testing when the man was admitted to the health facility.
The official number of COVID-19 deaths recorded to date is 47 with the addition of the newest fatality.