Uruguay registered this Saturday 493 new cases of coronavirus on a total of 6,514 tests, reported the National Emergency System (Sinae). The positivity rate was 7.5%, although duplicate tests are also included in some people (antigen and PCR).
What’s more, there was one death associated with covid in the last 24 hours; It was an 87-year-old woman in San José. Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 2020, there have been 7,162 deaths diagnosed with the disease in Uruguay.
There are 5,601 active cases across the country and 38 people are in intensive care centers, according to the official report. Of the total positive cases, 156 correspond to the health personnel.
Of the 493 new cases, 269 are from Montevideo, 59 from Canelones, 28 from Cerro Largo, 22 from Durazno, 17 from Maldonado, 17 from Flores, 15 from Colonia, 11 from Lavalleja, 10 from Florida, nine from Rivera, eight from Thirty-three, seven from Tacuarembó, five from Soriano, four from Paysandú, four from San José, three from Rocha, three from Salto, two from Artigas and one from Río Negro.
All departments report infected people this Saturday, and Montevideo leads in number of assets with 2,877. follow him cannelloni (652), Cologne (407) and Long Hill (201), among others.
