The mayor of Morovis, Carmen Maldonado González, reacted to the report announced by the Department of Health this afternoon, which places the municipality on the list of 21 cities where face-to-face courses cannot be offered because they are at a high level. of contagion by Covid-19.
“The report issued by the Department of Health (DS) was made without announcing the municipal epidemiology about the alleged increase that it estimates is on the scale of community transmission number two, which represents 13.8% for the municipality of Morovis. Recall that for SD, whichever is greater than 10%, Health classifies it in red as “a high level of community transmission.” Maldonado said in a press release.
“The truth is that in the last 7 days, in Morovis were registered only 25 positive cases, out of a total of 181 molecular tests performed, which we understand are very few tests,” said the mayor, accompanied by his adviser in the subject, the former director of the State Agency for Emergency Management and Disaster Management (now Negotiated), Nazario Lugo Burgos “, said the municipal executive.
Maldonado also pointed out that there is no way to define whether in the 181 tests performed there are cases of people who repeated the same thing after being tested positive several times. “It happens frequently, in cases where people are tested to go to work and various tests are done. It is important for our population to know that the Morovis tracking program is in full compliance,” he explained.
“In fact, the latest report reveals 100% of the cases in which it participated, which shows the emphasis we place on pandemic management. We are 100% committed in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and we are very careful in managing the number. That is why we make this clarification “, the mayor concluded.