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In the middle of the start of vaccination against COVID-19, the Department of Health reported this Friday 1,250 confirmed positive cases of virus, so the total results in this line is 63,075.
The confirmed cases reported today are based on samples taken between 2 and 16 December. Within this period the day with the most recorded infections is December 1 when 927 of the tests performed that day tested positive for the new coronavirus. These results are under constant analysis of Health, so the figure may increase or decrease depending on the parameters made by the agency in its Bio Portal.
The agency also reported 147 probable and 961 suspected cases of COVID-19, which are also based on samples taken between 2 and 16 December.
Today will be the fourth day of the SARS-CoV-2 virus immunization process in Puerto Rico, and the Department of Health is not yet providing the full number of people who have been vaccinated.
the total confirmed positive cases increased to 63,075 after the results reported today and after Health added 52 results, which it had not reported, and samples were taken between October 7 and December 1. In addition, the agency subtracted 10 duplicate cases.
the total probable cases is today of 3,057, But was also adjusted by Health by subtracting 58 cases that had a positive molecular test, adding one case to the sample taken on December 1, and subtracting one duplicate case.
Likewise, the total suspicious cases, Which is today of 49,060, By subtracting 108 cases that had a positive molecular test and nine cases that had a positive antigen test. At the time, Health added 137 cases to the line of suspects that were taken between July 4 and December 1, leaving four duplicate cases.
“Adjustments in totals are made as part of an effort by the Department of Health, entities and clinical laboratories, to ensure that all samples taken by COVID-19 are registered on the Bio Portal, regardless of the date it was taken. the same, “Health justified.
On the other hand, the unit reported 10 new deaths, eight of which were listed as confirmed and two as probable. Now the total death toll is 1,333, and is broken down into 1,094 confirmed and 239 probable deaths.
According to the agency report, the deaths reported today were recorded between December 3 and 16.
New deaths confirmed:
– 61-year-old woman from the Fajardo region
– 96-year-old man from the Aguadilla region
– 77-year-old man from the Metro region
– 60-year-old man from the Aguadilla region
– 67-year-old woman from the Metro region
– 81-year-old woman from the Metro region
– 88-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
– 82-year-old man from the Bayamón region
New probable deaths:
An 80-year-old woman from the Metro region
An 89-year-old man from the Metro region
“The change in the number of deaths should not be interpreted as having occurred in the last 24 hours. Similarly, it is important to note that the death rate may vary, to the extent that the deaths occur. processes of registration and coding of causes of death, which could take several days, “the unit explained.
Meanwhile, the number of people hospitalized stood at 575, of whom 97 are being held in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 96 are connected to a respirator. To date, country hospitals have 212 intensive care beds and 835 artificial respirators available for adults.
According to the dependence, the confirmed positive case term refers to the contagions the result was validated by a PCR (molecular) test. The probable case is that the positive result in the disease was obtained by antigen testing. Meanwhile, suspicious cases, also known as antibody results, are those that tested positive for serology, and do not have a positive molecular or antigen test.
In addition, the agency explained a death confirmed by COVID-19 corresponds to the death of a person with one or more positive molecular tests. The probable death is the death of a patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 by an antigen test or whose clinical picture meets the criteria for believing that he or she was suffering from COVID-19, but never had a molecular or antigen testing to detect the virus. Meanwhile, suspicious death refers to the death of a person in whom a specific antibody is detected in serum, plasma, or by a serological test with their blood.
Confirmed positive cases (molecular test)
The total of 63,075 confirmed positive cases corresponds to 33,946 women and 29,129 to men. The group of patients between 20 and 29 years of age dominates with the highest number of infections (11,220), followed by those aged 30 to 39 years (10,568) and those aged 40 to 49 years (10,495).
The metropolitan region has the most confirmed positive cases with a total of 19,090, followed by the region of Bayamón (13,859) and Caguas (8,659). However, the agency has 285 confirmed cases for which the region could not be identified.
San Juan remains the municipality with the most confirmed infections with 9,803 cases, followed by Bayamón (4,855) and Carolina (4,225). Health has not yet available the municipality of 1,821 confirmed cases.
Probable positive cases (antigen test)
The total of 3,057 positive cases in antigen testing is divided between 1,725 corresponding to women and 1,332 to men. In this category the group of patients between 40 and 49 years registers the highest number of probable infected with 460, followed by the group of 20 to 29 years with 447 and the group of 50 to 59 years with 433.
The Bayamón region dominates the statistics with 720 probable infected, followed by the Caguas region (624) and the Metro (449). However, Health has 98 probable cases for which it has not been able to identify the region.
At the municipal level, Bayamón has the largest number of probable cases with (299), followed by San Juan (195) and Caguas (178). The agency does not have available the village of 91 probable cases.
Suspicious positive cases (serological test)
The total of 49,060 probable positive cases is divided between 27,559 corresponding to women and 21,501 to men. In this category the group of patients between 20 and 29 years also records the highest number of probable infected with 8,485, followed by the group of 40 to 49 years with 7,707 and that of 50 to 59 years with 7,450.
The metropolitan region dominates the statistics with 11,718 infected suspects, followed by the Bayamón region (10,495) and the Caguas region (6,198). However, it has 1,605 suspicious cases for which it has not been able to identify the region.
San Juan is also the largest municipality with suspicious cases (6,011), followed by Bayamón (3,343) and Carolina (2,476). The agency does not have available the village of 1,173 suspicious cases.