Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday disclosed that seven more persons, including a 31-year-old woman, who were infected with COVID-19 have died.
He also disclosed that there are currently 13 pregnant women hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) with the virus.
These disclosures were made during the minister’s daily COVID-19 update yesterday. More information on the seven deaths were later provided in a statement by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The statement disclosed that the six of the persons who died were women, ages 31, 43, 73, 84, 87, and 88. The seventh was a 62-year-old man. The seven were all residents of Region Four and they all died while receiving care at medical facilities.