The Nicaraguan Ministry of Health reported this Tuesday that 30 new cases of covid-19 and zero deaths were registered in the last week, to maintain the death toll at 245 and raise the confirmed infections to 19,775 since March 2020.
In the week of October 18 to 25 “there were no deaths attributable to covid-19” in Nicaragua, according to the report from the Ministry of Health, which kept the number of deaths from the coronavirus at 245 since the pandemic arrived in Nicaragua 31 months ago.
Meanwhile, the number of people infected with covid-19 increased by 30 in the last seven days, according to the official report, reaching 19,775 since March 2020.
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 25 people, and that a total of 15,166 have been treated since the pandemic was detected in Nicaragua.
He also indicated that a total of 14,891 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
