Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.gub.uy/sistema-nacional...on-sobre-coronavirus-covid-19-uruguay-2082020
Situation report on coronavirus COVID-19 in Uruguay (8/20/2020)
08/20/2020
Epidemiological report:
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), 2310 analyzes were carried out today and 13 new positive cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 were detected, 7 of them are from Montevideo (1 of them correspond to an outbreak in a settlement), 4 in Artigas (corresponding to the outbreak in Bella Uni?n) and 2 in Salto. In all cases, the contacts have already been identified and strict epidemiological monitoring is maintained.
Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 154,431 tests have been processed and 1506 positive cases of Coronavirus have been registered throughout the national territory. Of that total, 1,242 have already recovered.
Today a new death from Coronavirus was confirmed in our country. This is a 67-year-old patient from the Canelones department. So far there are 41 deaths from COVID-19 in Uruguay.
There are currently 223 active cases, that is, people who are experiencing the disease, 3 of them are in intensive care and none in intermediate care.
Of the total of confirmed positive cases, 262 correspond to health personnel. 233 of them have already recovered, 28 are suffering from the disease and 1 died.
There are 15 departments with active cases as of today: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysand?, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jos?, Soriano, Tacuaremb? and Treinta y Tres.
Situation report on coronavirus COVID-19 in Uruguay (8/20/2020)
08/20/2020
Epidemiological report:
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), 2310 analyzes were carried out today and 13 new positive cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 were detected, 7 of them are from Montevideo (1 of them correspond to an outbreak in a settlement), 4 in Artigas (corresponding to the outbreak in Bella Uni?n) and 2 in Salto. In all cases, the contacts have already been identified and strict epidemiological monitoring is maintained.
Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 154,431 tests have been processed and 1506 positive cases of Coronavirus have been registered throughout the national territory. Of that total, 1,242 have already recovered.
Today a new death from Coronavirus was confirmed in our country. This is a 67-year-old patient from the Canelones department. So far there are 41 deaths from COVID-19 in Uruguay.
There are currently 223 active cases, that is, people who are experiencing the disease, 3 of them are in intensive care and none in intermediate care.
Of the total of confirmed positive cases, 262 correspond to health personnel. 233 of them have already recovered, 28 are suffering from the disease and 1 died.
There are 15 departments with active cases as of today: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysand?, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jos?, Soriano, Tacuaremb? and Treinta y Tres.