Deaths caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico reach 1,432 Christmas after nine reported deaths

He total deaths as a result of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico rose today, Friday, to 1,432 after the Department of Health reported nine additional deaths.

The reported deaths, which were recorded between 13 and 24 December, were divided into eight classified as confirmed and one as probable, so that the total in each line is 1,187 and 245 deaths, respectively.

“It is important to remember that any death recorded after the report is issued will be reflected in subsequent reports,” a health statement said.

New confirmed deaths:

– 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

New probable death:

– A 73-year-old woman from the Bayamón region

“The change in the number of deaths should not be interpreted as taking place in the last 24 hours. In the same way, it is important to emphasize that the death ratio may vary, as the processes of registration and codification of the causes of death are carried out, which could take several days “, the agency underlined.

On the other hand, Health recorded 407 new confirmed positive cases, 102 probable positive cases and 192 positive suspicious cases. Given this, the total number of confirmed cases amounted to 67,426, while the total number of probable cases reached 3,998. The universe of suspected cases amounts to 51,457.

The Agency noted that the total number of confirmed cases was adjusted after the addition of 152 cases with sampling data from 24 August to 8 December. The total probable cases were also adjusted after the remaining 43 cases that had a positive molecular test. Two cases with a sampling date of 4 and 7 December were also added to this category.

Similarly, the total number of suspected cases was adjusted by subtracting 62 cases that had a positive molecular test and one case that had a positive antigen test. 127 cases with sampling data recorded between 9 September and 3 December were also added. In addition, eight duplicate cases were reduced in this line.

In the meantime, The number of patients hospitalized for the virus was placed at 475, of which 87 are confined in an intensive care unit and 90 are connected to an artificial respirator. To date, hospitals in the country have 231 intensive care beds and 828 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 to believe 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.