The Minister of Health, Daniel SalinasHe said on his Twitter account this Saturday: “You have to see the macro. With thousands of omicron cases (there are) 33 patients on ICC 3% with 3 doses 18% with 2 doses and 79% unvaccinated. Decoupling between cases and severity. “
His statements refer to the recent increase in cases of covid-19 in the face of the advancement of the new omicron variant in the country.
You have to see the macro. With thousands of cases of omicron, 33 patients on ICC 3% with 3 doses, 18% with 2 doses, and 79% were not vaccinated. Decoupling between cases and severity.
– Daniel Salinas (@DrDanielSalinas) January 8, 2022
In addition, Salinas, who is on leave, announced that he will return this Monday. “It is better to rest a minimum of four days, than an exhausted person who makes decisions due to fatigue or pressure from the ‘bars’. Everything must be weighed. Not counting the innumerable daily meetings by phone, video calls and emails these days” added.
It is better to rest a minimum of four days, than an exhausted person who makes decisions due to fatigue or pressure from the “bars”. Everything must be weighed. Not counting the countless daily meetings by phone, video calls and emails these days. Monday MVD present.
– Daniel Salinas (@DrDanielSalinas) January 8, 2022
In recent days there have been records of infections. This Friday 7, Uruguay registered 6,104 new cases of coronavirus out of a total of 23,867 tests, according to the report of the National Emergency System (Sinae). The entire country registers active cases and the departments with the highest number of patients suffering from the disease are: Montevideo (13,317), Canelones (3,160) and Maldonado (2,788).
