Two children in ICU after infected with dengue; Guyana has 2000+ active cases

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony (Photo: News Room/December 23, 2022)

The Health Minister also acknowledged that there has been an increase in cases locally but pointed out that similar increases have been recorded across the region.

“There’s an excess of three million cases across Latin America…(and) we in Guyana have also seen an increase in cases,” Dr. Anthony said.

Based on official statistics, a total of 3,453 people in Guyana were infected with dengue this year. And of that amount, 2,169 cases are still considered active; this means, they may be experiencing symptoms associated with dengue.

For this week, so far, 192 people have been infected.

The highest number of cases was recorded in the week of July 30 to August 5 – a total of 419 people tested positive. Importantly, 64 per cent (or just over two-thirds) of the active dengue cases were recorded in people younger than 30.