Uruguay registered this Tuesday 1,238 new cases of coronavirus on a total of 12,258 tests, reported the National Emergency System (Sinae). The positivity rate was 10%, although duplicate tests are also included in some people.
What’s more, there were two deaths in the last 24 hours of patients with covid-19, who were 83 and 93. Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 2020, there have been 7,156 deaths diagnosed with the disease in Uruguay.
There are 7,557 active cases across the country and 37 people are in intensive care centers, according to the official report. Of the total positive cases, 185 correspond to the health personnel.
Of the 1,238 new cases, 610 were from Montevideo, 129 from Canelones, 55 from Maldonado, 51 from Treinta y Tres, 47 from Cerro Largo, 45 from Colonia, 41 from Florida, 34 from Rocha, 34 from San José, 29 from Rivera. , 27 from Durazno, 27 from Lavalleja, 26 from Tacuarembó, 19 from Artigas, 17 from Flores, 17 from Salto, 12 from Paysandú, 11 from Río Negro and seven from Soriano.
All departments report infected people this Tuesday, and Montevideo leads in number of assets with 3,858. follow him cannelloni (816), Cologne (467) and Saint Joseph (297), among others.
