The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced as of October 14, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 862.
The patients were admitted with COVID-19 like symptoms but died while receiving care at medical institutions. Samples were taken at the time of admission which subsequently returned positive tests.
The details on the latest fatalities are below:
| SEX | AGE | REGION | DATE OF DEATH | VACCINATION STATUS |
| Male | 71 | Demerara-Mahaica | October 15 | Partially Vaccinated |
| Male | 71 | Demerara-Mahaica | October 15 | Unvaccinated |
| Female | 79 | Demerara-Mahaica | October 14 | Unvaccinated |
| Male | 73 | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | October 11 | Fully Vaccinated |
| Female | 57 | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | October 11 | Unknown |
Meanwhile, the country also recorded 108 new cases, taking the total positives recorded to date to 34,240.
There are 31 persons in the ICU, 120 in institutional isolation, and 3,614 in home isolation.
Recoveries stand at 29,613.
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