The Ministry of Health has reported that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
This now takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic in Guyana to 1,086.
These latest fatalities are:
| SEX | AGE | REGION | DATE OF DEATH | Vaccination Status |
| Male | 61 | Essequibo Islands – West Demerara | January 15 | Unknown |
| Female | 74 | Pomeroon-Supenaam | January 13 | Fully Vaccinated |
| Male | 48 | Pomeroon-Supenaam | January 14 | Partially Vaccinated |
| Male | 58 | Demerara-Mahaica | January 09 | Unknown |
| Male | 3 years | Demerara-Mahaica | January 09 | Unknown |
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry also reported that a whopping 1,065 new COVID-19 infections were detected in the last 24 hours.
With this, the total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 50,121. Of this, however, only 9,733 are currently active cases. These include 15 patients in the COVID-19 ICU and the remaining persons in either home or institutional isolation.
Additionally, there are five other persons in institutional quarantine.
So far, some 39,302 persons have recovered from the life-threatening virus.
