Pacific / Guam

Three Covid-19 deaths recorded on Monday in Guam

10:38 am on 29 September 2020

Three more people have died from Covid-19 in Guam, taking the local death toll to 46.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The three deaths were recorded on Monday, the same day 37 people tested positive for the coronavirus.

The three deaths included a 58-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital on 2 September and who had underlying health conditions.

A 79-year-old man with comorbidities who was hospitalised in late August also died and a 44 year old woman died the same day she was admitted.

28 people with Covid-19 are currently in hospital, including 10 in intensive care.

There have now been 2390 cases of the coronavirus in Guam, with 550 still active.

On Friday, Guam loosened their restrictions to allow stores to operate at 25 percent capacity, a resumption of solitary sports and the allowance of outdoor dining.