COVID : Six-day-old baby succumbs to virus

One Caribbean Nation.

Six-day-old baby succumbs to virus

GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean recorded its youngest ever death from the coronavirus (COVID-19) after a six-day old baby died of the virus here and several other Caribbean countries reported deaths and increased cases of the virus that has killed and infected millions worldwide.

The Ministry of Health said that the two deaths recorded here over the past 24 hours, included a six-day-old baby, but gave no other details. The other fatality was a 31-year-old woman from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) who died while receiving care at a medical facility. The death toll here now stands at 151.

A statement from the ministry said officials have contacted all relatives and persons to facilitate contact tracing and rapid assistance to everyone who may have been exposed to the nowdeceased person.

The ministry also appealed to the general public to respect the confidentiality of those who had died and to allow their relatives to mourn their tragic loss in peace.

In Belize, three people died pushing the death toll to 147.

The Office of the Director of Health Services said the victims included a female in her 80s.

Trinidad and Tobago is reported that two elderly people with pre-existing medical situations had died, putting the death toll at 120.

In its latest bulletin, the Minister of Health gave no further details on the deaths, but said that 30 new COVID-19 cases were recorded putting the number of infections here a 6 660 with 795 being active cases.

Jamaica recorded five deaths and 40 new cases of the virus over the past 24 hours.

The authorities said the deaths included an 86-year-old female and a 70-year-old male.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said three of the deaths were previously under investigation. This brings the country’s death toll to 256.

Suriname reported no new cases over the past 24 hours and as of Sunday evening, there were 16 active cases out of a total of 5 312 corona infections.

The death toll remains at 117 while the number of people in hospitals is seven, the same number in isolation, while the non-positives in quarantine are 1 428.

St Lucia continued to record cases of the virus with five new cases on Sunday, pushing the total to 257.

The authorities said the new cases included a four-year-old male and an 11 year-old female from the capital, Castries, and that all the individuals have been placed in quarantine by the health practitioners while awaiting the return of their test results.

(CMC) December1st.2020

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Education Reform

Brasstacks Moderators Should Respect all Callers and Views

Abolish 11 - Plus