Department of Health published tonight the weekly report on the Community transmission of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, where it revealed that 38 municipalities have a high transmission, so they will not be able to open schools in person.
This number represents an increase of more than double compared to last week, when only 14 municipalities were at the red level of contagion. The school restriction applies to public and private schools.
Municipalities in which schools in Kindergarten through twelfth (12) must be in virtual training mode only son:
Aguada, Aguadilla, Cabo Rojo, Camuy, Canóvanas, Carolina, Cataño, Cayey, Ciales, Coamo, Comerío, Corozal, Dorado, Guayanilla, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Jayuya, Juncos, Lares, Las Marías, Loíza, Luquillo, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Quebradillas, Rincón, Río Grande, Sabana Grande, San Juan, San Lorenzo, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado and Vega Alta.
On the other hand, there is 12 municipalities with substantial transmissionThat is, it must guarantee COVID testing twice a week for teachers, professors and staff working in these schools.
These are: Adjuntas, Añasco, Barceloneta, Bayamón, Caguas, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Humacao, Las Piedras, San Sebastián, Vega Baja and Yauco.
Into the moderate transmission there are 22 municipalities, where measures must also be taken, such as testing of teaching staff and at least 10% of the population of students receiving hybrid classes.
These are: Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barranquitas, Cidra, Florida, Guayama, Guánica, Isabela, Juana Díaz, Lajas, Manatí, Maunabo, Mayagüez, Peñuelas, Ponce, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Vieques, Villalba and Yabucoa.
In the end, in the case of reduced transmission there are six municipalities and will be able to support themselves with the courses. These are: Ceiba, Culebra, Fajardo, Maricao, Patillas and San Germán.
President College of Physicians and Surgeons, Victor Ramos he warned in an interview with Metro last Sunday that the scenario of closing schools will come due to the increase in infections. “Regardless of the recommendations of the monitoring system (which was to close schools by 19 April), the same school protocol states that if one of the levels (indicators) is red (critical), it is necessary to close all schools, so in in the end, it would end anyway, ”Ramos said.
Currently, there are 115.54 active cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants on the island, which represents a positive increase of over 10%.
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