In a scenario of a return of COVID-19 cases in Puerto Rico, this morning’s report from the Department of Health reported 1,519 positive cases of the virus and five additional deaths.
Of the additional 1,519 positives, 622 were confirmed by molecular tests, while 259 cases are positive antigen tests and there are 638 positive serological tests.
The dead, reported today, were three women and two men aged between 73 and 87 years. In Puerto Rico, 2,126 people have already died from the new virus.
The total number of confirmed cases accumulated in Puerto Rico is 98,917. Of these, those recovered reach 95,908. The positivity rate is 10.9%.
The increase in infections is also reflected in hospitalizations, which today are 250. Among the 250 people hospitalized there are 22 pediatric cases. There are 43 people in the Intensive Care Unit and 27 are connected to a ventilator.
According to data from the Department of Health, there are approximately 379,756 people on the island with the vaccination cycle completed.
The scientific coalition, appointed by Governor Pedro Pierluisi, has called for more restrictive measures to be resumed before returning to the COVID-19 cases on the island. They warned that if nothing is done, by the end of April, the island will be in the worst scenario since the beginning of the pandemic.
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