The report provided by the health portfolio corresponds to the epidemiological week 50, from December 11 to 17.
According to the report 16,427 samples were processed, of which 4,381 yielded positive results for COVID-19, reaching a total of 785,534 infections since the start of the pandemic.
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They also registered 9 new deaths, reaching a total of 19,666 deaths related to the disease in the country.
The report also includes 215 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, of which 9 are in intensive care units.
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