Registrar 14 additional deaths by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico

El Department of Health reported this domingo 14 additional deaths by COVID-19 that elevated to 1,630 the total number of casualties caused by the virus since it started the pandemic.

The detail agency that In addition to the bankruptcy proceedings during the months of October and December 2020, while six will be reported in the year 2021.

New dead information:

• Mujer of 75 years of the Metro region
• Female from 97 years of the Metro region
• Female from 74 years of the Metro region
• Female from 96 years of the Metro region
• Male of 87 years of the Metro region
• Male 88 years of the Metro region
• Male 60 years of the Metro region
• Female from 63 years of the Metro region
• Male of 35 years of the Bayamón region
• Mujer of 75 years of the Fajardo region
• Female from 73 years of the Fajardo region
• Male of 87 years of Fajardo region
• Male of 91 years of the Caguas region
• Female from 66 years of the Caguas region

Entrant, Salud registers 196 new positive cases confirmed, 152 positive cases probable and 182 positive cases suspected. Ante eso, the total number of confirmed cases was raised to 77,630, while the probable cases totaled 5,489 and the suspected cases 58,777.

The total number of confirmed cases has been adjusted since 154 cases will be closed by December 25, 2020. of December 25, 2020.

Salud also adjusted the total number of suspicious cases remaining 62 cases that will have a positive positive test posteriorly 10 cases that will have a probable positive test. Similarly, there will be 523 cases released by December 25, 2020.

Of other lado, The number of patients hospitalized for the virus was measured at 402, of which 65 were admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and 71 were connected to an artificial respirator.. These minor issues are also intense. Today, the country’s hospitals have 241 intensive care units and 794 artificial respirators available for adults.

Following the dependence, the positive case term confirmed has reference to the contiguous results obtained by validating a PCR (molecular) test. This case is likely to have a positive effect on the disease if it is through antigen testing. While, the suspicious cases, also known as anticonvulsant results, are those that are positively charged with the serological test, and do not have a molecular test or positive antigens.

In addition, the agency explained a death confirmed by COVID-19 corresponding to the death of a person with one of the most positive molecular tests. The probable death is that of a patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 by means of an antigen test or that his clinical team meets the criteria for creating a COVID-19 pad, but there is only one molecular test or antigen. virus. Meanwhile, the suspicious death refers to the failure of a person in which a specific antecedent is detected in the blood, plasma or means a serological test with its blood.