A young woman died today shortly after giving birth to her first twin at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
According to a brief statement from the GPHC, the babies were stillborn.
The now-dead 19-year-old female was from the East Bank of Demerara, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica).
This is the second maternal death reported by the City Hospital today.
This morning, the GPHC reported that a 40-year-old pregnant woman from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) also died today at the Ocean View Hospital, which houses the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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