The Ministry of Health has announced that as of September 27, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 778.
The patients were admitted with COVID-19 like symptoms but died while receiving care at medical institutions. Samples were taken at the time of admission which subsequently returned positive tests.
The details on the latest fatalities are below:
SEX | AGE | REGION | DATE OF DEATH | Vaccination Status |
Male | 43 | Demerara-Mahaica | September 28 | Unvaccinated |
Female | 40 | Mahaica-Berbice | September 27 | Unvaccinated |
Female | 60 | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | September 27 | Unvaccinated |
Male | 74 | Cuyuni-Mazaruni | September 26 | Unvaccinated |
Male | 49 | Mahaica-Berbice | September 27 | Fully Vaccinated |
Female | 81 | Demerara-Mahaica | September 27 | Unvaccinated |
Meanwhile, the country also recorded 123 new cases which takes the total positives recorded to date to 31,359.
There are 31 persons in the ICU, 137 in institutional isolation, and 3,774 in home isolation.
Recoveries stand at 26,639.
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