The Department of Health report reported 15 deaths from COVID-19; meanwhile, 234 confirmed cases, 53 probable cases and 141 additional suspicious cases were recorded.
Of the reported deaths. 13 were listed as confirmed and are broken down below:
– 47-year-old woman from the Metro region
– 74-year-old man from the Metro region
– 75-year-old man from the Fajardo region
– 90-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 91-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
– 78-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 99-year-old woman from the Caguas region
– 66-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
– 63-year-old woman from the Ponce region
– 48-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
– 48-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 69-year-old man from the Caguas region
– 42-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
In addition, two probable deaths were recorded corresponding to an 82-year-old woman from the Bayamón region and a 59-year-old man from the Caguas region.
With these additional deaths, the confirmed deaths add up to 1,179 and the probable ones are 244, so the total number of deaths is 1,423.
According to the agency, the change in the number of deaths should not be interpreted as having occurred in the last 24 hours. Similarly, Health notes that the reporting of deaths may vary, to the extent that the processes of registration and coding of causes of death occur, which could take several days.
On the other hand, the total results of confirmed cases of COVID-19 are 66,871, of which 36,018 are women and 30,853 are men. The reported cases are those that have a positive PCR test, with a sampling date from 8 to 22 December. The total was adjusted after adding 54 cases with sampling dates from October 22 to December 7.
The report includes the results of antigen tests, which the CDC categorizes as probable cases. The total positive results in these tests are 3,937, which was adjusted after subtracting 22 cases that had a positive molecular test subsequently and were added to the confirmed cases reported in this report; in addition, a case with a sampling date of 4 December was added. The additional probable cases reported are 53, which include samples taken from 8 to 22 December. The distribution by gender is 2,184 women and 1,753 men.
As part of the report, an additional 141 suspicious cases were recorded, with a sampling date ranging from 8 to 22 December. These cases, by definition, are those that have a positive serological test. In this line, the total is 51,209 after being adjusted, leaving 33 cases that had a positive molecular test and one case that had a positive antigen test and added to the confirmed and probable cases, respectively. registered as part of this report. On the other hand, five cases were added with sampling dates recorded between 25 and 30 November. The suspicious cases are divided into 28,713 women and 22,496 men.
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 the same.
Summary of the report of the Department of Health:
Additional confirmed cases: 234
Total confirmed cases: 66,871
Additional probable cases: 53
Total probable cases: 3,937
Additional suspicious cases: 141
Total probable cases: 51,209
Additional confirmed deaths: 13
Total confirmed deaths: 1,179
Additional probable deaths: 2
Total probable deaths: 244
Additional suspicious deaths: 0
Total suspicious deaths: 0
Total deaths reported: 1,423