Thursday, June 5

Guyana

John Percy Leon Lewis, military officer
8Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Guyana, High Profilers, Profiles

John Percy Leon Lewis, military officer

John Percy Leon Lewis - a Guyanan military officer - died on 7 April, 2020 due to COVID-19. Lewis had also been president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union. He is believed to have been Guyana's sixth coronavirus victim, dying a few days after his wife Juliet Lewis who died on March 27 from pneumonia. Deputy Commandant of The Guyana Peoples Militia Longest serving reserve officer in Guyana with over 30 years of service. Only reserve officer to become a full Colonel by moving up from a Reserve Subaltern in 1968. Only reserve officer to be awarded the Military Service Medal. Lewis died on 7 April, 2020, in Guyana due to complications from COVID-19.
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Jermain Ifill
1Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Guyana, Profiles

Jermain Ifill

Jermain Ifill, a 38-year-old former Emergency Medical Technician, died on March 31 in the Hospital’s Intensive care Unit. He was one of the two Coronavirus patients in the ICU. Ifill, who has a baby son, was the second Guyanese to have succumbed to the Covid-19 virus. Kaieteur News understands that a female relative of Ifill’s is also being tested after displaying symptoms. It is unclear when and where Humphrey came into contact with an infected individual, since he was reportedly no longer employed as an emergency medical technician when he fell ill. He had reportedly worked up to four years ago at the GPHC. Ifill’s case is said to have been locally transmitted. Kaieteur News
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