The Ministry of Public Health reported today that in the last 24 hours They registered 393 new infections of covid-19, and that because of the disease, there are 23 people hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The entity also indicates that the system has 162 general beds occupied, of the 2,373 units enabled, which represents 6.8%. While 5 are connected to mechanical ventilation, equivalent to 1.1%.
He adds that to date there is 4,874 active cases of covid-19, 621,936 have been registered, and 2,934,207 have been discarded. 612,679 people have recovered from the respiratory viral illness.
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Public Health also adds that, in the last 24 hours, 3,209 samples were processed to find covid-19. However, it clarifies that 912 were PCR and 2,297 antigenic.
He explains that the total number of tests since the pandemic began is 3,556,143, which is equivalent to 340,350 per million inhabitants.
As for positivity, he reported that the daily is at 22.82%, while that of the last 4 weeks is 13.83%.
risk groups
78,186 under 20 years3,071 health workers and 3,698 pregnant women have been infected with covid-19.
No deaths were reported, so the total remains at 4,383, with a fatality rate of 0.70%.
Note: The data was offered through the official report of the General Directorate of Epidemiologywhich contains bulletin number 848.
