The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 28, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 611.
The latest fatality is a 59-year-old female from Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica) who died while receiving care at the ministry’s medical facility.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health yesterday reported that there had been 176 new cases of the virus. Twenty-six persons are in the ICU.
