Sulaco, Yoro
Fear and sadness are reflected in the faces of a group of inhabitants, while under the midday sun they dig in the general cemetery of the San Antonio village, Sulaco, Yoro, the grave of Eulalia Castro Martínez (60 years old).
After 20 days hospitalized at the Leonardo Martínez hospital in San Pedro Sula, this 60-year-old became victim number 16 for covid-19 in that community, the majority died in the last two weeks.
“The first three days she had a fever, chills, and bone pain. Then he was hospitalized because he couldn’t breathe. He passed away andn San Pedro Sula while I took care of his house. Right now we are preparing her grave, they will come directly to bury her and there will be no wake, we are very afraid, “said Marcial Ramos (57), Eulalia’s brother.
In the remote community, the fear of COVID-19 is perceptible; A disinfection control for vehicles has been installed 24 hours a day, people do not leave their homes and businesses are closed, except for grocery stores and essential businesses. On the weekend there is an absolute curfew and all kinds of meetings are prohibited.
“The situation of covid-19 here it is very serious. Since last week this operation has been installed on entry and exit. At the moment, businesses are closed, except for grocery stores. On Saturday and Sunday there is a curfew and there is no car traffic, ”said Fredy Darío Cárcamo, municipal police officer in charge of the operations.
The churches also closed their doors until further notice due to the spike in deaths and positive cases.
“Eulalia was a member of the church, today we prepared her grave to support her family and remember her. In the church there have been several cases of covid-19 and we suspended the meetings for 25 days, the same did the other churches, few families have not been affected by this virus. People only go out to the grocery store and commerce is affected. San Antonio is the epicenter of the disease in this region, ”said Miguel Ángel Aguirre, pastor of the Rosa de Sarón church in the La Libertad neighborhood of San Antonio.
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12.58% Of the 3,885 inhabitants in San Antonio, as of August 5, only 489 people had been vaccinated, which represents 12.58% of the total. – |
Crisis
Edy Chacón, mayor of Sulaco, Yoro, expressed that the spread of the disease in the municipality is serious and so far in 2021 33 people confirmed by the virus have died, including 16 from San antonio, from the first fortnight of July to date.
The official stated that brigades were made in the community, in which in the first fortnight of July, out of 106 tests applied, 70% were positive; However, infections have dropped in the last week due to the strong measures and the fear of the people.
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62.63% High positivity in San Antonio In the first brigade in San Antonio, out of 91 tests applied, 51 were positive for covid-19. – |
“After we started the medical brigades, people have been recovering, it has cost us to raise awareness in people, even to get them vaccinated. People did not want to use biosecurity measures, mainly young people, who were holding parties, tape races and even in churches, who appealed to faith to counteract the virus. Why do I want to walk that muzzle, some said ”, he said.
The covid-19 It has spread to other villages, such as Las Pilas and El Espino, where there have also been deaths, so there is alarm, said the mayor.
The pandemic has left in Honduras more than 8,120 deaths and more than 305,000 infections since March 2020.
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20,235 Population to be vaccinated in Sulaco The municipality of Sulaco has the goal of vaccinating 10,000 of 20,235 people before the end of September. – |
Positivity
Diosana Hernández, doctor at the San antonio, stated that due to the high positivity it was installed on July 22 in San antonio the first mobile brigade, and continued with another three on July 25, August 3 and August 5.
“We are doing the rapid antigen test to confirm the disease and also the PCR those who do not have symptoms, but who have had a link with a positive patient, “he said.
In the first brigade on July 22, 91 rapid tests were applied out of 106 attentions, of which 57 were positive, giving a positivity of 62.63%. In the third brigade, 50 tests were applied, of which 30 were negative and 20 positive, for a positivity of 40%. The brigades will continue due to the emergence of cases not only in San antoniobut in neighboring villages.
Vaccination
The process of anticovid vaccination It started in June in San Antonio and there have been problems because people have not wanted to get vaccinated, and to make matters worse, unfortunately, those who have symptoms cannot get vaccinated. “We classify them because the recovered patient has to wait 90 days to get a first dose. Deaths continue to occur. The curfews have served and a peripheral is being made so that the people go to be vaccinated, and if they have symptoms that they go to take the tests ”, informed.
Of 3,885 residents of San antonio, only 489 had been vaccinated until August 5 at noon, in that sense only 12.58% of the local population had been vaccinated. That day, several residents lined up to get vaccinated at the San Antonio health center, but the power went out before noon. Likewise, to open a vaccine vial, the staff has to wait to assemble a group of ten people to avoid that once the vial is opened it will not spoil.
Affectation
Paola Cruz, head of the covid triage municipal of Sulaco, said that the week of July 25 to 31, an average of 21 tests were applied daily, of which 10 or 11 were positive, giving 50% positivity.
Last week, the number of tests dropped to 13 tests a day, with a positivity of 4 a day on average, for a 30% affectation. Women are 60% of the cases and those seriously affected are over 60 years of age, but the general assistance is of all ages.
“People are already taking more care. In the Sulaco triage it works from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm. There are 12 stabilization units here ”, he concluded.
In the triage there are only four oxygen tanks, which are shared between the existing units.
Edy Chacón, mayor of Sulaco, asked the government redouble vaccination days in the municipality to reach a goal of 10,000 people before the end of September. Also hire staff so that the triage has another shift in the afternoon.
Daphne Fuentes, Municipal Head of Health of Yoro, Yoro, affirmed that the incidence is high in the municipality and this occupies the fourth place in terms of cases covid. In the Manuel de Jesús Subirana hospital, the occupancy reported last week was 133% with respect to the number of beds.
Many of the people who arrive are from Sulaco, Victoria and Yorito, as well as people who come from Atlántida and even from Olancho.
“Extensions and modifications are being made in the hospital, conditioning areas due to high demand,” he said.
In Yoro, Yoro, of 20 antigen tests, 10 or 11 were positive last week.
Vaccination
The weekend also started in the department of Yoro the Vaccination.
The goal to be achieved in the municipality of Yoro was 3,500 people on Saturday and Sunday.
The activity took place in Yoro Park, with seven brigades in the morning and seven brigades at night, in an extended schedule from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. The vaccine was applied to people older than 30 years with and without disease. In El Progreso, the vaccination took place at Mall Megaplaza, in Olanchito at Club Sago and in Morazán at CEB Minerva, for a departmental goal of 26,100 doses.
Although Sulaco reports high incidence was not included in the calendar.
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