The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 20, 2021, six more persons, including a nine-month-old boy, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1039.
Four of the latest fatalities are from Region Six. Meanwhile, the ministry reported that there were 35 more cases of COVID. Eight persons are in the COVID ICU.
Details on the latest fatalities follow: