The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 08th, 2020, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 102.
The ministry said that the latest fatalities are a 57-year-old male from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and a 43-year-old male from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). Both persons died while receiving care at the ministry’s medical facility.
Later, in a separate press release, the ministry said that a 28-year-old male from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and a 57-year-old male from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) passed away.