QCOSTARICA – Covid-19 cases in Costa Rica continue. The latest report from the Ministry of Health indicates that the first week of October registered 2,996 cases, which represents a decrease of 36% compared to the cases of the prior week, which had registered 4,729 cases.
Regarding deaths, from October 2 to 8, there were 8 deaths related to covid, an average of slightly more than one death per day.
Currently, a total of 120 people remain hospitalized with covid-19, of which 97 are in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). A completely different pattern in the earlier days of the pandemic, when a small percentage of the hospitalized needed an Intensive Care Unit.
The Ministry of Health notes although the numbers of cases are low, the guard against covid-19 should not be lowered. That includes getting vaccinated or completing the vaccination scheme, and other measures such as frequent washing of hands and using a mask when necessary.
Regarding the measures, given the current crisis that exists in the Hospital Nacional de Niños (National Children’s Hospital) – non-covid serious respiratory infections in children – the Ministry of Health announced the mandatory use of the mask in schools and public transit between October 17 and 31; and recommended only, not ordered, the use of the mask by the population at greatest risk.
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The latest cut from Children’s hospital indicates that 107 children remain hospitalized and of which 21 are in the ICU, ten of them requiring mechanical ventilation.
