17 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Guyana on Thursday reported 17 new COVID-19 infections from its latest test results.

The results were confirmed in the Health Ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard, which showed the newest cases from 286 tests.

Nine new cases were recorded in Region 4, while three were recorded in Region Six, two in Region Three, and single new cases in regions Five, Six and Nine.

In addition, the dashboard showed that there was 1 person admitted in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit, 4 persons in institutional isolation and 102 persons in home isolation.

The country’s death toll from the virus remained 1,281.