Dr. Guillermo Sequera, director of Health Surveillance, confirmed during this Friday’s conference that 1,349 positive cases of COVID-19 were registered in the last epidemiological week, along with another 7 deaths.
Making a calculation based on these figures, it was possible to determine an average of almost 200 new cases per day, with a new death every 24 hours.
Similarly, some 70 new hospitalized due to the disease were reported, of which 6 are hospitalized in intensive care in different hospitals, according to the report.
Sequera warned that the uptick in infections has been noted both among the population and among white-collar personnel, a fact that raises concern among the health authorities. “The increase in cases is categorical,” she added.
Within the group of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 there are several who were already hospitalized for other pathologies and who were infected within the hospital. In view of this situation, he asked to be aware to wear the mask at all times and avoid crowds in health centers.
If a comparison is made with the previous epidemiological week, the increase in COVID-19 cases reaches 74%, according to data from Health Surveillance.
The focus is again in Asunción and Central, where the largest number of infected is concentrated. Likewise, Alto Paraná and Itapúa are in a similar situation with a progressive increase.
In the last 5 weeks, it has been seen that 15% of all cases are reinfections, confirmed Sequera. “Those who had COVID in the last omicron wave or who had it last year are having it again now.”
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