The National Emergency System (Sinae) issued its report with the updated coronavirus data as of this Thursday. Based on the information provided by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) to this entity, 7,348 tests were carried out this day and 654 new cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 were detected.
Positivity (percentage of tests that were positive out of the total number of tests that were carried out) fell again and stood at 8.9%.
Sinae detailed that, of the 654 new cases, 331 are from Montevideo, 69 from Canelones, 66 from Colonia, 23 from Cerro Largo, 21 from Rocha, 21 from San José, 18 from Treinta y Tres, 17 from Maldonado, 15 from Flores, 14 from Florida, 14 from Lavalleja, 14 from Paysandú, 10 from Rivera, 8 from Soriano, 6 from Durazno, 3 from Salto, 3 from Tacuarembo and 1 from Artigas.
Likewise, positivity (percentage of tests that were positive out of the total number of tests that were carried out) fell again and stood at 8.9%.
“Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 2020, 6,052,993 tests have been processed and 892,454 positive cases of Coronavirus have been registered throughout the national territory. Of that total, 880,922 have already recovered,” the report added.
On the other hand, this Thursday there were 3 deaths with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in our country, three departments of the country. The deaths occurred in Canelones, Montevideo and Rocha, corresponding to two women aged 94 and 68 and an 80-year-old man, respectively. So far there are 7,179 deaths diagnosed with COVID-19 in Uruguay.
The number of active cases (people with the disease) fell again and stood at 4,353 patients. Occupancy in critical care centers also fell, falling to 33.
The entity indicated that, of the total number of confirmed positive cases, 20,027 correspond to health personnel. 19,855 of them have already recovered, 142 are suffering from the disease and 30 have died.
Finally, the report highlighted that as of the date of the report, all departments register active cases.
