COVID-19 af Puerto Rico: Ocho nuevas muertes y 206 casos confirmados

El Department of Health inform este mércoles ocho mortes adicionales por COVID-19, while 206 new positive cases have been registered, 24 probable positive cases and 209 suspicious positive cases.

With the new occurrences occurring between December 10, 2020 and January 3, 2021, the total number of fatalities caused by the virus increased to 1,570 since the beginning of the pandemic.

New dead information:

-Mujer of 89 years of the Bayamón region

-Hombre of 66 years of the Bayamón region

-Mujer of 67 years of the Aguadilla region

-Hombre of 93 years of the Metro region

-With 72 years of the Bayamón region

-Weep 90 years of the Bayamón region

-Hombre of 80 years of the Caguas region

-Hombre of 61 years of the Ponce region

Agreed with hello, the total number of confirmed cases is estimated at 74,756, while the cases probably son 4 856. The number of suspected cases ascending to 57,402.

The agency adjusted the total number of cases confirmed over 92 cases before the December 21 issue. Asimismo, the total of probable cases was adjusted by a total of 29 cases where a positive molecular test was performed.

Salud also adjusted the totality of suspected cases to the remaining 40 cases where a positive positive test was carried out and a total of 12 cases were released on the 21st of December.

Entrant, The number of hospitalized patients by COVID-19 was reduced to 417, of which 64 were admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and 73 were connected to an artificial respirator.. A pediatric patient also is intensive, in agreement with the statistics.

Today, the country’s hospitals have 235 intensive care units and 845 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 the decision of a patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 median 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, suspicious death refers to the failure of a person to detect a specific antidote to acid, plasma or means a serological test with its blood.