The Ministry of Health detailed that in March there is a drop of 83.5% of cases, which means that the Carnival holiday did not increase the number of infections.
In Ecuador, the number of cases per COVID-19 is down. In epidemiological week nine (early March 2022), 6,743 infections have been registered. That is, 83.5% less than what was reported in week four (end of January 2022), with 40,785. The information was released by the Minister of Public Health, Ximena Garzón, in a conversation held this Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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The establishments of Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS), Institute of Social Security of the Armed Forces (ISSFA), Social Security Institute of the National Police (ISSPOL) and private individuals report a reduction in consultations and emergencies, while the number of hospital beds and ICU posts continues to decrease.
Currently, 15% of the beds and 32% of the ICU positions assigned for COVID-19 at the national level. Many hospitals already report zero cases of covid hospitalization, as in Imbabura and Carchi
In this space, in addition, he spoke about the number of deceased by the COVID-19. In week four there were 188 confirmed deaths; compared to seven in week nine.
The trend of deaths by age strata is notable in people over 65 years of age, with incomplete doses or aggravating diseases. Minister Garzón called on the population to go to the vaccination centers and apply the biological.
Similarly, viral positivity has also decreased. With antigen tests, a decrease from 53% to 14% is evidenced and with PCR test from 59% to 14%.
Another of the data that stood out was the presence of variants. After genomic sequencing, only the 0.5% delta variant and 99.5% omicron. On the other hand, confirmed that vaccination coverage increases in the territory. More than 88% of the population has the first dose, 85% with second doses and 28% with reinforcements. (AVV)
