Georgetown: Former acting Chief Magistrate, Cecil Sullivan died on Monday while waiting in a car on a wheelchair to be taken into the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has announced that it has launched a full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of former Chief Magistrate Cecil.
Reports indicate that the 88-year- old tested positive for the disease COVID-19 last week. Since then, he was at home in self-isolation. He had received only one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
One relative said that the man complained of breathing problems and as a result, his wife called a COVID-19 hotline and was told to take him to the hospital.
Because of his COVID-19 infection, when he arrived at the hospital, he was told to go to the hospital’s East Street entrance where a COVID-19 triage facility has been established.
While there, however, Sullivan was too weak to walk into the facility. As such, relatives who accompanied him had to search for a porter who could transport him in a wheelchair.
The relative said that the family searched the compound twice but porters were not immediately found. Subsequently, Sullivan passed away while still in his vehicle. An autopsy is expected to be done soon.
