The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of January 17, 2022, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1101.
| SEX | AGE | REGION | DATE OF DEATH | Vaccination Status |
| Male | 42 | Demerara-Mahaica | January 17 | Unvaccinated |
| Male | 23 | Demerara-Mahaica | January 17 | Unknown |
| Male | 53 | Demerara-Mahaica | January 18 | Fully Vaccinated |
| Female | 44 | Upper Demerara-Berbice | January 17 | Unknown |
| Male | 78 | Barima-Waini | January 17 | Unknown |
Meanwhile, the country has seen 1083 new cases, taking the total number of cases recorded to date to 53,178.
There are 18 persons in the ICU, 181 in home isolation, 11,887 in home isolation, and 11 in institutional quarantine.
Recoveries stand at 39,991.
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