Costa Rica reports 51224 cases and 543 deaths
CCSS may make use of intensive care units in private centers for admission of COVID-19 patients
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 . Under the regulatory framework empowered by the General Health Law, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund will be able to make use of the intensive care beds available in the private sector in order to expand the hospitalization capacity of COVID-19 patients.
This will gradually and preliminarily add 22 ICU beds that are available in private hospitals such as Cl?nica B?blica, Hospital CIMA and Cl?nica Cat?lica.
The possibility of using these private ICU services is empowered by decree that will be published this week.
The Vice Minister of Health, Pedro Gonz?lez, held a meeting this morning with the representatives of these private centers and the Metropolitan Hospital, grouped in the Costa Rican Chamber of Health, who were totally willing to join the care of the pandemic.
COVID-19 data
As of September 9, the country registers 1,327 new cases of COVID-19, of which 261 are by epidemiological link and 1,066 by laboratory, for a total of 51,224 confirmed cases, with an age range of zero to 100 years. There are 24,173 women and 27,051 men, of which 40,330 are Costa Rican and 10,894 are foreigners.
By age we have: 43,366 adults, 3,287 older adults and 4,455 minors, 116 are under investigation.
There are 19,544 recovered people, of which 9,065 are women and 10,479 are men, by age we have: 16,485 adults, 1,046 older adults, 1,963 minors and 50 are under investigation.
509 people are hospitalized, 237 of them in intensive care with an age range of 23 to 91 years.
For today 12 regrettable deaths are reported: nine men, and three women, with an age range of 48 to 92 years.
In total, there are 543 deaths related to COVID-19: 205 women and 338 men, with an age range of 19 to 100 years. By age there are 189 adults and 354 older adults.
https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/index.php/centro-de-prensa/noticias/741-noticias-2020/1881-ccss-podra-hacer-uso-de-unidades-de-cuidados-intensivos-en-centros-privados-para-ingreso-de-pacientes-covid-19
CCSS may make use of intensive care units in private centers for admission of COVID-19 patients
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 . Under the regulatory framework empowered by the General Health Law, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund will be able to make use of the intensive care beds available in the private sector in order to expand the hospitalization capacity of COVID-19 patients.
This will gradually and preliminarily add 22 ICU beds that are available in private hospitals such as Cl?nica B?blica, Hospital CIMA and Cl?nica Cat?lica.
The possibility of using these private ICU services is empowered by decree that will be published this week.
The Vice Minister of Health, Pedro Gonz?lez, held a meeting this morning with the representatives of these private centers and the Metropolitan Hospital, grouped in the Costa Rican Chamber of Health, who were totally willing to join the care of the pandemic.
COVID-19 data
As of September 9, the country registers 1,327 new cases of COVID-19, of which 261 are by epidemiological link and 1,066 by laboratory, for a total of 51,224 confirmed cases, with an age range of zero to 100 years. There are 24,173 women and 27,051 men, of which 40,330 are Costa Rican and 10,894 are foreigners.
By age we have: 43,366 adults, 3,287 older adults and 4,455 minors, 116 are under investigation.
There are 19,544 recovered people, of which 9,065 are women and 10,479 are men, by age we have: 16,485 adults, 1,046 older adults, 1,963 minors and 50 are under investigation.
509 people are hospitalized, 237 of them in intensive care with an age range of 23 to 91 years.
For today 12 regrettable deaths are reported: nine men, and three women, with an age range of 48 to 92 years.
In total, there are 543 deaths related to COVID-19: 205 women and 338 men, with an age range of 19 to 100 years. By age there are 189 adults and 354 older adults.
https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/index.php/centro-de-prensa/noticias/741-noticias-2020/1881-ccss-podra-hacer-uso-de-unidades-de-cuidados-intensivos-en-centros-privados-para-ingreso-de-pacientes-covid-19
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