The COVID-19 patient, who succumbed last week while receiving treatment at Rose Hall, East Canje Berbice, has been identified as a fisherman from Number 65 Village, Corentyne.
Bibi Wazir, 40, explained, that her brother, Roshan Hussain, 36, a captain of a fishing boat, of Number 65 Village, Corentyne, was rushed to the hospital about six weeks ago after he noticed a lump in his throat.
According to the woman, her brother had earlier returned from fishing in Suriname’s waters.