Unvaccinated Region One man, 84, dies from COVID

An unvaccinated man from Region One is the latest casualty of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that the Barima-Waini man was 84 and died on December 15.

The COVID death toll is now at 1026. Meanwhile, the ministry said that 44 new cases of the virus were reported. Eleven persons are in the ICU.