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Puerto Rico woke up on Monday, with 12 new deaths due COVID-19 which raised the total number of deaths caused by the virus to 1,642, while another 303 confirmed positive cases, 92 probable positive cases and 219 positive suspected cases were reported.
Conformable Department of Health, deaths reported today occurred between December 26, 2020 and January 8, 2021.
New reported deaths:
- 56-year-old man from the Metro region
- 79-year-old man from the Metro region
- 69-year-old man from the Metro region
- 85-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
- 55-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
- 89-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
- 82 year old woman from Ponce region
- 64-year-old man from the Arecibo region
- 86-year-old man from the Arecibo region
- 74-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
- 89-year-old woman from the Caguas region
- 56-year-old man from the Caguas region
“The number of additional deaths should not be interpreted as occurring in the last 24 hours. Similarly, it is important to note that the total number of deaths may vary as the processes of recording and coding the causes of death take place, which may take several days. “, says the Health report.
With the new infections, the total number of confirmed cases amounts to 77,927, while the probable cases total 5,541 and the suspects are 58,872. The Agency explained that the total number of confirmed cases was adjusted after the addition of six cases before 26 December 2020 and the decrease of 12 duplicate cases.
They were also adjusted for all probable cases after leaving 40 cases that had a positive molecular test. The total number of suspected cases was also adjusted by subtracting 21 cases that had a positive molecular test and one case that had a probable test. They also added six cases before 25 December 2020 and reduced eight duplicate cases in this category.
In the meantime, the number of patients hospitalized for the virus has dropped to 392, of which 69 are confined in an intensive care unit and 73 are connected to a ventilator. A minor is also in intensive care. To date, hospitals in the country have 236 intensive care beds and 800 artificial respirators available for adults.
According to the agency, the confirmed positive case term refers to infections whose result was validated by a PCR (molecular) test. The probable case is one whose positive result for the disease was obtained by antigen testing. Meanwhile, the suspected cases, also known as antibody results, are those that have a positive serological test and do not have a positive molecular or antigen test.
In addition, the agency explained that a confirmed death of COVID-19 corresponds to the death of a person with one or more positive molecular tests. 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 had COVID-19 but never had a molecular or antigen test 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.