Of the 236 new positive cases reported in the department of Santa Cruz this Wednesday, 203 were registered in the Santa Cruz capital. The others is it so distributed in the municipalities of La Guardia and San Ignacio with 4 cases each, Warnes with 3, Cotoca, Boyuibe and Cuatro Cañadas with 2 each; El Torno, Montero, Samaipata and Puerto Suarez with 1 case each.
The fifth wave of covid-19 is gaining more and more strength, after returning to record a thousand cases weekly, after three months. That is why the health authorities urge the population to respect and apply biosecurity measures. In addition to going to the vaccination points to receive the corresponding immunization dose.
It should be noted that to date there are 17 people hospitalized in intensive care units struggling for his life and 15 are connected to a respirator.
During this day, 29 people beat the disease and are considered as recovered. Also, no deaths were recorded. thus demonstrating the effectiveness of the vaccine in reducing the number of people in serious condition consequence of the virus.
As for mass vaccination, this Wednesday 6,426 anticovid doses were applied. So far, 58% of the population has received the first dose, 47% with the second dose and 14% with the third..