10 Sep 2020

Guam suffers 21st Covid fatality

1:03 pm on 10 September 2020

Twenty one people have now died from Covid-19 in Guam.

The latest death was a 74-year-old woman who had underlying health conditions that were compounded by the coronavirus.

A Covid-19 testing point in Guam

A Covid-19 testing point in Guam Photo: Guam Governor's Office

She was admitted to Guam Memorial Hospital on 25 August and died on Thursday morning.

There have been six Covid-related deaths since the weekend.

The total number of fatalities includes three people in their 30s and one in their 40s.

The oldest fatal case was a 96 year old woman.

There were 45 positive Covid-19 test results declared yesterday in Guam.

The island has close to 700 active cases, including 53 in hospital and 12 in intensive care units.