Harold Smith, a 57-year-old Region Seven resident who is among the latest group of persons confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, was sick for two weeks with a mild fever before he suddenly began experiencing severe symptoms of the disease, according to his family, who were surprised at his sudden passing.
Smith, who died on October 1st, just as he was about to be transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), was buried on Friday. On the same day, the Health Ministry confirmed four more deaths, including that of the 57-year-old from Region Seven, although he was not named.
According to his sister, Zorena Smith, at the time of his death they were yet to know the status of his COVID-19 test results but upon his admission to the Bartica Regional Hospital they were told that he was being taken to a section of the hospital reserved for COVID-19 patients due to the symptoms he was displaying.