The Government of Nicaragua reported this Tuesday another week without deaths from covid-19, number 13 in a row, although the number of cases continued to increase.
In the week of October 11 to 18, “there were no deaths attributable to covid-19” in Nicaragua, according to a report released by the Ministry of Health.
The number of reports of deaths from the coronavirus since the pandemic arrived in Nicaragua, in March 2020, remains at 245, according to those of the Government.
Meanwhile, the number of people infected with covid-19 grew by 34 in the last seven days, according to the Ministry of Health, reaching 19,745 since March 2020, according to data made public by the Government.
The data from the Ministry of Health is far from the records of the Covid-19 Citizen Observatory, a network of independent doctors that monitors the pandemic, and which until last July reported 6,066 deaths from pneumonia and other symptoms of the coronavirus, in addition to 32,650 cases. suspects, figures that the Government does not recognize.
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The Ministry of Health also reported that in the last week it gave “responsible and careful follow-up” to 28 people, and that a total of 15,145 have been treated since the pandemic was detected in Nicaragua.
He also indicated that a total of 14,866 people have managed to recover after being infected with the disease in Nicaragua.
In Nicaragua, 91% of the population over 2 years of age already have the complete vaccination schedule against covid-19, while 95% have at least one dose, according to official data.
Since the pandemic began, Nicaragua has not applied restrictive measures as part of the fight against the coronavirus, which has earned it criticism from the World Health Organization (WHO). EFE
