The 228 new cases of Covid-19 registered this Monday in Santa Cruz they are found in 11 municipalities, of which 205 are in the capital, according to Sedes. The positivity rate is 8%.
Carlos Hurtado, manager of Epidemiology, explained that the department is entering the phase of medium transmission of the virus, in this fifth wave, because there are 30% more cases of coronavirus. According to Headquarters, after 13 weeks, in epidemiological week 23, Santa Cruz presented more than a thousand cases in that period, with an average of 154 daily.
This Monday is reported 121 patients recovered from the disease; 39 are still in intensive care units, and 16 of them are on a ventilator.
“We are concerned because we are seeing a slowdown in vaccination, so We invite the population to approach the more than 70 vaccination posts to get your doses. Let’s not forget the biosecurity measures: use of a mask, alcohol and distancing “recommended Hurtado to the public.
on the day 4,839 anticovid vaccines were applied. To date, 58% of the population has received the first dose; 47% the second dose and 14% the third dose.