The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the death of an 83-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement, the ministry said the deceased woman, a resident of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), died on Tuesday. She had been fully vaccinated against the virus.
She was the 1,226th person to officially die here with the virus.
Meanwhile, the ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard showed 12 new COVID-19 cases from 1,738 tests. The dashboard also showed that there were 151 persons in home isolation, 5 persons in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 15 in institutional Isolation.
