The Department of Health report reported nine deaths from COVID-19 coronavirus; meanwhile, 407 confirmed cases, 102 probable cases and 192 additional suspicious cases were registered.
Of the reported deaths. eight have been classified as confirmed and are broken down below:
– 58-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
– 55-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 57-year-old woman from the Metro region
– An 86-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
– A 70-year-old man from the Caguas region
– A 76-year-old woman from the Aguadilla region
– An 80-year-old man from the Bayamón region
– A 70-year-old man from the Metro region
The probable death corresponds to a 73-year-old woman from the Bayamón region.
With these additional deaths, the confirmed deaths amount to 1,187, and the probable ones are 245, which makes the total number of deaths to be 1,432.
According to the agency, the change in the number of deaths should not be interpreted as occurring in the last 24 hours. Similarly, the reporting of deaths may vary, as the processes of recording and coding the causes of death occur, which could take several days.
On the other hand, the total results of the cases confirmed by COVID-19 is 67,426, of which 36,295 are women and 31,131 are men. The reported cases are those that have a positive PCR test, with a sampling date of December 9-23. The total was adjusted after the addition of 152 cases with sampling data between August 24 and December 8; In addition, four duplicate cases were reduced.
The report includes the results of antigen tests, which the CDC lists as probable cases. The total positive results in these tests are 3,998, which were adjusted after subtracting 43 cases that had a subsequent positive molecular test and were added to the confirmed cases reported in this report; In addition, two cases were added with a sampling date of 4 and 7 December respectively. The additional probable cases reported are 102, which include samples taken between 9-23 December. The sex distribution is 2,219 women and 1,779 men.
As part of the report, an additional 192 suspicious cases were reported, with a sampling date ranging from 9 to 23 December. These cases, by definition, are those that have a positive serological test. In this row, the total is 51,457 after being adjusted, subtracting 62 cases that had a positive molecular test and one case that had a positive antigen test and were added to the confirmed and probable cases, respectively, recorded as part of this report. . On the other hand, 127 cases with sampling data recorded between 9 September and 3 December were added; In addition, eight duplicate cases were reduced. The suspected cases are divided into 28,849 women and 22,608 men.
Adjustments in totals are made as part of the effort of the Department of Health, entities and clinical laboratories to ensure that any test performed for COVID-19 is recorded in the Bio Portal, regardless of the date it was taken.
Summary of the report of the Department of Health:
Additional confirmed cases: 407
Total confirmed cases: 67,426
Additional probable cases: 102
Total probable cases: 3,998
Additional suspicious cases: 192
Total probable cases: 51,457
Additional confirmed deaths: 8
Total confirmed deaths: 1,187
Additional probable deaths: 1
Total probable deaths: 245
Additional suspicious deaths: 0
Total suspicious deaths: 0
Total reported deaths: 1,432