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Source: https://republica.gt/2020/06/09/guatemala-registra-364-nuevos-contagios-de-covid-19-y-22-fallecidos/
Guatemala registers 364 new infections of Covid-19 and 22 deceased
By Edgar Qui?onez
June 9, 2020
Positive cases of Covid-19 continue to appear in Guatemala. This Tuesday, June 9, the head of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, Hugo Monroy, confirmed 364 new infections in the country.
"We closed the day with the following figures, 364 positive cases of Covid-19, these being 162 female and 202 male," he said.
Monroy also regretted the deaths of 22 people and highlighted the recovery of 90 patients.
"This Tuesday at the Regional Hospital of the West had the first patient extubated," said the official. "This is a 55-year-old man who spent 21 days under ventilation and today was able to breathe again without the need for assistance," he explained.
To date Guatemala registers 7 thousand 866 cases, of that number 6 thousand 162 are active cases. So far, a total of 1,413 patients have recovered from the disease and a total of 289 deaths have been recorded (two due to causes other than the virus).
Covid-19 cases by region
The departments of Guatemala, Chimaltenango and Sacatep?quez reach a total of 5,757 cases, that is, 73.19 percent of the total.
The departments of Quetzaltenango, Totonicap?n, Huehuetenango and San Marcos, maintain a total of 753 cases, representing 9.57 percent of the cases.
Meanwhile Izabal, Zacapa, Chiquimula, Jalapa and El Progreso report 378 cases, for a total of 4.81 percent of Covid-19 cases.
Jutiapa, Santa Rosa, Escuintla, Suchitep?quez and Retalhuleu rise to 589 cases, which represents 7.49 percent, and Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Pet?n, Quich? and Solol? report 389 cases, equivalent to 4.95 percent of the total.
Covid-19 cases by department
Alta Verapaz: 57
Baja Verapaz: 118
Chimaltenango: 236
Chiquimula: 35
Progress: 201
Escuintla: 195
Guatemala: 5336
Huehuetenango: 72
Izabal: 51
Jalapa: 23
Jutiapa: 102
Pet?n: 44
Quetzaltenango: 196
Quiche: 50
Retalhuleu: 61
Sacatep?quez: 185
San Marcos: 443
Santa Rosa: 141
Solola: 120
Suchitep?quez: 90
Totonicap?n: 42
Zacapa: 68
Guatemala registers 364 new infections of Covid-19 and 22 deceased
By Edgar Qui?onez
June 9, 2020
Positive cases of Covid-19 continue to appear in Guatemala. This Tuesday, June 9, the head of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, Hugo Monroy, confirmed 364 new infections in the country.
"We closed the day with the following figures, 364 positive cases of Covid-19, these being 162 female and 202 male," he said.
Monroy also regretted the deaths of 22 people and highlighted the recovery of 90 patients.
"This Tuesday at the Regional Hospital of the West had the first patient extubated," said the official. "This is a 55-year-old man who spent 21 days under ventilation and today was able to breathe again without the need for assistance," he explained.
To date Guatemala registers 7 thousand 866 cases, of that number 6 thousand 162 are active cases. So far, a total of 1,413 patients have recovered from the disease and a total of 289 deaths have been recorded (two due to causes other than the virus).
Covid-19 cases by region
The departments of Guatemala, Chimaltenango and Sacatep?quez reach a total of 5,757 cases, that is, 73.19 percent of the total.
The departments of Quetzaltenango, Totonicap?n, Huehuetenango and San Marcos, maintain a total of 753 cases, representing 9.57 percent of the cases.
Meanwhile Izabal, Zacapa, Chiquimula, Jalapa and El Progreso report 378 cases, for a total of 4.81 percent of Covid-19 cases.
Jutiapa, Santa Rosa, Escuintla, Suchitep?quez and Retalhuleu rise to 589 cases, which represents 7.49 percent, and Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Pet?n, Quich? and Solol? report 389 cases, equivalent to 4.95 percent of the total.
Covid-19 cases by department
Alta Verapaz: 57
Baja Verapaz: 118
Chimaltenango: 236
Chiquimula: 35
Progress: 201
Escuintla: 195
Guatemala: 5336
Huehuetenango: 72
Izabal: 51
Jalapa: 23
Jutiapa: 102
Pet?n: 44
Quetzaltenango: 196
Quiche: 50
Retalhuleu: 61
Sacatep?quez: 185
San Marcos: 443
Santa Rosa: 141
Solola: 120
Suchitep?quez: 90
Totonicap?n: 42
Zacapa: 68
