The Social Health Insurance (Essalud) reported that in the last epidemiological week (EW-33), cases of COVID-19 were reduced by 39.1% throughout the country, with the exception of Piurawhich is the only region of the country that registers an increase in infections for the second consecutive week.
According to a recent report, in the last week there were 34,297 cases of coronavirusa figure lower than what was reported in the previous week, which had 56,284 infected, said Dr. Edwin Neciosup, spokesman for EsSalud.
He detailed that the The decrease in cases is registered in almost all regions of the country, except in Piura, which increased by 8.9%, from 1,741 infected, in the previous week, to 1,896 infections in SE-33. The increase is for the second week in a row.
Despite the overall decline in cases, Lima continues to be the jurisdiction with the highest number of new infections. In the last week, in this region the COVID-19 affected 17748 people. follows him Arequipa (2054 infections), Freedom (1583), Ica (1436), Junin (1375) and Lambayeque (1155).
The reduction in infections was also reported in the 43 districts of Metropolitan Lima, as well as in Callao. However, the Cercado de Lima, San Juan de Lurigancho and Jesús María still register more infections with 1510, 1364 and 1072 infected, respectively.
deaths
The number of deaths in the country, although it decreased in the last week, the figure does not drop below 300 for the third consecutive week. In SE-33, 327 deaths were reported, 33 less than in the previous week, the majority of older adults who were not vaccinated or had incomplete their vaccination schedule.
Regarding hospitalizations, the Social Security representative indicated that there are currently 1020 people hospitalized for coronavirus, while 234 patients fight for their lives in an ICU bed nationwide. In both cases the reduction is 7.1% and 1.26%, respectively.
Dr. Edwin Neciosup urged the population to get vaccinated against the coronavirus and not to neglect biosecurity measures in order to prevent contagion.
“Although a decrease in cases is perceived, we should not be overconfident. Let’s continue to wear a mask, wash our hands and maintain social distancing, and most importantly, have the vaccination schedule complete, ”she emphasized.
