The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said that it is possible that the baby who recently died while infected with COVID-19 may have contracted the virus at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).
The disclosure has come in wake of the parents of the infant testing negative for the virus.
According to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Narine Singh, a nosocomial infection, also called a Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI), is an infection that is occurs in a hospital or other health care facility. Transmission usually occurs via healthcare workers, patients, hospital equipment, or interventional procedures.