The Department of Health reported this Saturday, a total of 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and other 238 probable cases, whose number is made up of recent results and other accrued that had not been reported.
In detail, today joined 183 cases of probable recent and 55 accumulated to date shows from 8 April to 3 June. However, this was not the only change that suffered the line of probable cases, but the agency dismissed the a total of about two cases that were positive to molecular testing, so that now the overall figure for this item amounted to 4,932.
However, these two cases disposed of the total number of positive likely to be added to the category of confirmed cases, according to Health. These results were obtained on 10 and 12 June, respectively, and were added to the 30 recent cases, so that the total sum is 32 confirmed cases for this Saturday and the total on this line amounted to 1,531
“The adjustments in total are conducted as part of an effort by the Department of Health, institutions and clinical laboratories to ensure that all shows made for COVID-19 is recorded on the Bio Portal, regardless of the date on which you took the same”, he justified Health on the changes to the total.
Meanwhile, the secretary of Health, Lorenzo Gonzalez Felicianourged the citizenry not to let your guard down and maintain the measures of protection.
“We remain attentive to the positive cases, but also to the ability of the hospital. Our responsibility is to ensure that we have the resources to serve the population that present severe symptoms and requires medical intervention. As we anticipated, with the reopening, there may be increased cases, as happens in other parts of the world. For this reason, our call is to not lower the guard and to strengthen the measures of social distancing, hand washing and the use of masks at all times. It is the responsibility of all to keep the virus controlled and working as a team to save lives” established the official in a written statement.
In addition, the unit has not reported deaths due to the disease on the 11th day in a row, so that the total deaths confirmed by COVID-19 is 57 and likely to remain at 90, to a global figure of 147.
“It is important to remember that any death registered after issuance of the report, it will be reflected in subsequent reports,” said the agency in its press release.
In the meantime, the number of patients hospitalized by the virus rose to 83, five more compared to the amount of yesterday. Meanwhile, 10 patients are confined in an Intensive Care Unit and four remain connected to an artificial respirator. Level island, the web portal of Health shows that hospitals have with 3,019 beds and 894 artificial respirators are available for adults.
Health was defined as death likely that the death of a patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 using a serological test (not diagnostic), or that your doctor recorded the death by using clinical judgment to evaluate the symptoms. While the confirmed deaths involve people who were positive to a molecular test (diagnostic).
Similarly, the term case confirmed positive refers to cases whose result was validated by a molecular test. Also, the case likely refers to the positive result of the disease that is obtuvomediante serological test.
Positive cases confirmed
The total of 1,531 cases of confirmed positives corresponds to 756 women and 775 men.
The group of patients between 50 to 59 years of age, continues to dominate with the largest number of hiv infections (305), followed by the 40 to 49 years of age (277) and 30 to 39 years (253).
On the other hand, the metropolitan region is the most positive cases confirmed records with 545. It follows the region of Mayagüez (238) and Bayamón (221).
Vieques and Culebra are kept without confirmed cases. While San Juan is the municipality with the most cases in this category, with 291, followed by Guaynabo (97), north Carolina (89) and Bayamón (86). However, Health does not have available the municipality of 41 confirmed cases.
Positive cases likely
The total of 4,932 positive cases likely to be broken down into the 2,599 that correspond to women and 2,333 men.
In this category the group of patients between 50 to 59 years old also registered the highest number of infected with 959, followed by the 40 to 49 years old (850) and the 60 to 69 years. (754).
In addition, the Metro region dominates the statistics with 1,277 infected likely, followed by the region of Bayamón (946), and Caguas (727).
At the municipal level, San Juan dominates the incidence of probable cases with 617, followed by Bayamón (283) and north Carolina (207). The agency does not have available the people of 154 probable cases.
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