The sectoral vice president of Communication, Tourism and Culture, Jorge Rodríguez, reported on the detection of 834 new cases of covid-19 by community transmission and 33 in compatriots from abroad.
In telephone contact with VTV, he indicated that in the cases of community transmission they were registered in the Capital District (336); Miranda (143); Zulia (132); Bolívar (56); Monagas (44); La Guaira (29); Yaracuy (24); Carabobo (22); Sucre (9); Aragua (8); Lara (7); Anzoátegui (6); Barinas (6); Merida (6); Nueva Esparta (5) and Portuguesa (1).
He indicated that of the imported cases, 32 were detected in people from Colombia, one from Brazil and one from Peru.
Regarding the deceased, he specified that two people were residents of the Capital District, one in Zulia, one in Mérida and one in La Guaira.
He noted that Venezuela already has 11,129 people recovered after receiving treatment, while 8,145 are receiving treatment, of which 98% are hospitalized in the National Public Health System.
Regarding the tests to discard the coronavirus carried out to date, he highlighted that they already number 1,545,895, representing 51,530 tests per million inhabitants. “One of the highest rates on the continent,” he said.
He explained that in the Venezuelan capital the parishes with the presence of the virus are El Valle (55); Sucre (45); Antímano (21); Santa Rosalía (19); Car (16); El Recreo (16); San José (15); Saint Augustine (12); Macarao (12); San Juan (12); January 23 (11); Altagracia (11); Paradise (11); Saint Peter (11); El Junquito (9); Santa Teresa (8); La Candelaria (7); La Vega (7); Caricuao (5); The Shepherdess (5); San Bernardino (4); to which are added 24 cases of residents of other states, detected during workshops in Caracas.
With these figures, the country stands at 19,443 confirmed cases and 169 deaths.
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