– teacher, students at St. Cuthbert’s Mission test positive

The Health Minister has confirmed that on January 26, 2021, two other people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) died. This takes the death toll to 174.
The most recent deaths were two men – a 74-year-old man from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) and a 58-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). They died while being cared for in a medical facility.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony

In addition, the Ministry also noted that a total of 201 swab samples for COVID-19, 29 returned positive results. To date, Guyana has recorded 7346 confirmed coronavirus cases.
New statistics provided by the Ministry of Health showed that around 47,096 people have been tested so far, with 3778 men and 3568 women positive.
Five people remain in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 42 people are institutionalized, 672 apart from home and eight in institutional quarantine. In total, there are 719 active cases with 6455 recoveries.
Of the new cases, three were from Region Three (Essequibo-West Demerara Islands), nine from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); eight from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); four from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni); one from Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and four from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
There are 992 cases reported in Region One (Barima-Waini), 224 in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), 405 in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and 409 in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

Hot spots
However, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, during his daily update on Tuesday, noted that there are about 20 active cases in the St Cuthbert Mission – including two teachers and several students.
Most are alone at home and are monitored by the medical team on the ground. Apart from one person with mild symptoms, the others are disproportionate.
For caregivers and parents who tend to be positive students, the Minister said, “They would have to isolate them properly so they still don’t mix with the rest of the people at home, because that’s how you it’s going to spread. Although these people are at home, they need to wear masks and maintain distances etc … If people are relaxed around the person being positive and not taking these precautions, then they will be themselves are infected. “
Waramadong was identified as a community of concern, where 34 people have tested positive. Due to this development, a special team was also sent to the venue.
“That’s an area of ​​concern, because we have 34 cases there now. We’re going to continue to monitor that area to make sure we can contain the spread, ”Dr Anthony noted.
Meanwhile, in Moraikobai, he noted that people had been released and the situation was manageable.
Cold chain storage capacity is currently being improved at regional facilities to supplement the existing vaccination program. Contracts for expansion were awarded in Mabaruma, Port Kaituma, Suddie, Parika, Vreed-en-Hoop, Friendship, Melanie, Bush Lot, New Amsterdam, Bartica, Kamarang, Lethem, and Linden.

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