COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana

Not to be confused with COVID-19 pandemic in French Guiana.

COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationGuyana
First outbreakNew York City[1]
Index caseGeorgetown
Arrival date11 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases23,675[2] (2021-08-17)
Recovered22,050
Deaths
582
Government website
https://www.health.gov.gy

The COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Guyana on 11 March 2020. The first case was a woman who travelled from New York,[3] a 52-year-old woman with underlying health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.[4] The woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference testing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ministry of Public Health". Ministry of Public Health. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Breaking News! Guyana records first coronavirus-related death". Kaieteur News. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Guyana confirms first case of coronavirus in woman who returned from U.S." Reuters. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Breaking News! Guyana records first coronavirus-related death". Kaieteur News. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.