Ministry of Health declares community transmission as a precautionary measure in the GAM: 4023 cases and 17 deaths
In this line, the hierarch specified that, in the last epidemiological week, which started on Sunday and until today, there are 65% of positive cases pending investigation, so, following guidelines from the World Organization of the Health community transmission is determined in the GAM, given the large number of cases that have not been able to link their transmission chains.
"The call to the population is permanent but now more urgently, the precautionary declaration of community transmission must serve so that the citizens who inhabit the GAM understand that the risk of contagion is more present today than ever," said the minister.
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As of July 2, 270 new cases of COVID-19 are registered, for a total of 4023 confirmed cases, with an age range of zero to 96 years. It is 1721 women and 2302 men, of which 2848 are Costa Rican and 1175 are foreigners.
Positive cases are recorded in 79 cantons. By age we have: 3162 adults, 191 older adults and 580 minors, 90 are under investigation.
There are 1589 people recovered in 74 cantons. The recovered cases have an age range of zero to 92 years, of which 713 are women and 876 are men, by age we have: 1262 adults, 68 older adults, 210 minors and 49 are under investigation.
There are 17 regrettable deaths, eight women and nine men with an age range of 26 to 89 years.
60 people are hospitalized, six of them in intensive care with an age range of 38 to 76 years.
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- 65% of this week's positives could not be investigated.
- Installed capacity of the sanitary equipment does not allow to give full follow-up to the cases that are being registered, in the appropriate time.
In this line, the hierarch specified that, in the last epidemiological week, which started on Sunday and until today, there are 65% of positive cases pending investigation, so, following guidelines from the World Organization of the Health community transmission is determined in the GAM, given the large number of cases that have not been able to link their transmission chains.
"The call to the population is permanent but now more urgently, the precautionary declaration of community transmission must serve so that the citizens who inhabit the GAM understand that the risk of contagion is more present today than ever," said the minister.
COVID-19 dates
As of July 2, 270 new cases of COVID-19 are registered, for a total of 4023 confirmed cases, with an age range of zero to 96 years. It is 1721 women and 2302 men, of which 2848 are Costa Rican and 1175 are foreigners.
Positive cases are recorded in 79 cantons. By age we have: 3162 adults, 191 older adults and 580 minors, 90 are under investigation.
There are 1589 people recovered in 74 cantons. The recovered cases have an age range of zero to 92 years, of which 713 are women and 876 are men, by age we have: 1262 adults, 68 older adults, 210 minors and 49 are under investigation.
There are 17 regrettable deaths, eight women and nine men with an age range of 26 to 89 years.
60 people are hospitalized, six of them in intensive care with an age range of 38 to 76 years.
https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/...P2M1URLyZn_UxM
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