The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 02, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 998.
The latest victim is an unvaccinated 32-year-old man from East Berbice-Corentyne.
Meanwhile, the ministry said that there were 76 new cases of the virus. Eighteen persons are in the ICU.