Five more COVID deaths, 49 new cases

Five more COVID-19 deaths were yesterday reported along with 49 new cases of the virus.

This was revealed by the Ministry of Health in a press release which stated that the country’s  COVID-19 death toll now stands at 497. The deaths occurred over two days.

A 79-year-old man from Region Four died on July 10 while on July 11, a 65-year-old man from Region Ten, a 67-year-old man from Region Three, an 86-year-old man from Region Four and a 91-year-old woman from Region Four passed. The release noted that these persons were admitted to facilities with COVID-19-like symptoms and died while receiving care at those institutions.