95 percent of COVID-19 cases recovered

Beginning of March 2020 to the present day, just under 40,000 people have contracted the virus,
from the onset of the Coronavirus in Guyana.
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony revealed that more than 95 percent of the persons who have
tested positive have fully recovered from the symptoms connected with COVID-19. “To date, we
have 39,151 persons who have tested positive for COVID, and over the period since we have
started testing, we would’ve done close to 418,178 tests…of these tests, we were able to deduce
that 39,151 persons would have tested positive. Of [these positive cases], we have had 37,366
persons who have recovered, so that’s 95.4% of those who have tested positive,” Dr. Anthony
said.
The health minister said that just about 2.6% of the persons who tested positive have died since
the virus arrived on Guyana’s shores. “If you look at the persons who have died, which is 1,050
that would be approximately 2.6% of those who tested positive [that] died from
COVID,” minister Anthony said. Dr. Anthony noted that while this has already been classified as
good news in Guyana’s fight against COVID-19, he reminded that it is paramount for Guyanese
to continue following the health and safety protocols implemented by the government and to be
fully vaccinated, as prevention is always better than cure.
Minister Anthony took the opportunity to remind partygoers and promoters to be responsible, by
avoiding large gatherings and not hosting events for large gatherings. “There are a lot of persons
who can behave responsibly, and we want them to do so because if you don’t, you are putting
yourself and your family and your loved ones at risk, and that can be challenging going
forward…it’s not that we want to be the party grinch, but we really want to keep people
safe,” Dr. Anthony warned.
He declared that there are currently 741 active cases, with 32 persons in healthcare facilities
across the country. Seven of these patients are in the Intensive Care Unit at the Ocean View
Hospital.