A 22-year-old teacher from Sand Creek in the South Rupununi who was infected with COVID-19 is the latest to succumb to the virus.
Marvalene Marco died yesterday morning at the Lethem hospital in Region Nine where she was admitted after testing positive for COVID-19. This was confirmed by a member of the South Rupununi District Council, who related to Stabroek News that Marco recently tested positive for COVID-19. She was experiencing severe symptoms of the virus when she was taken to the hospital in Lethem.