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Recent figures for covid-19 in Latin America
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Chile registers more than 4,000 new infections and 35 deaths in 24 hours
This Wednesday, the Chilean Health Minister, Jaime Mañalich, reported that in the last 24 hours 4,038 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 35 new deaths were registered, the highest figures in a day since the pandemic reached the country. In total, in Chile there are already 53,617 infected and 544 dead.
Costa Rica records 897 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths
The Costa Rican Ministry of Health confirmed 897 cases of coronavirus in that country on Wednesday. The death toll remains at 10.
582 patients have recovered according to the Ministry's statement.
Ecuador confirms 34,854 coronavirus cases and 2,888 deaths
The new update of the positive cases of covid-19 in Ecuador is 34,854 as reported by the Ministry of Health.
As for the deaths related to this disease for Wednesday they reach 2,888.
Paraguay: 833 cases confirmed by covid-19 and 11 deaths
This is the new update of the confirmed cases of covid-19 in Paraguay
Total confirmed: 833
Total deaths: 11
Peru: 104,020 cases confirmed by covid-19 and 3,024 deaths
The Peruvian Ministry of Health reported this Wednesday that there are 104,020 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 3,024 deaths.
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Chile registers more than 4,000 new infections and 35 deaths in 24 hours
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By Cristopher Ulloa
This Wednesday, the Chilean Health Minister, Jaime Mañalich, reported that in the last 24 hours 4,038 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 35 new deaths were registered, the highest figures in a day since the pandemic reached the country. In total, in Chile there are already 53,617 infected and 544 dead.
Among the new cases reported there were 397 people who had no symptoms. The Santiago Metropolitan Region continues to be the most affected, concentrating 85% of the total of these infections.
Mañalich warned that there is almost "no circulation" of other respiratory viruses in the country in addition to covid-19, so "we have to assume that if a person develops respiratory symptoms, it is most likely a coronavirus infection."
Mañalich also reported that the total quarantine in Greater Santiago will last until Friday, May 29, as in the communes of Puente Alto, Buin, San Bernardo, Lampa, Padre Hurtado, Colina, Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Antofagasta and Mussels Lonquimay, in the region of La Araucanía, joins this measure from this Friday, May 22 at 10 p.m.
Regarding the occupation of intensive care units (ICU), the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Arturo Zúñiga, reported that there are 904 patients in critical beds. Of these, 758 are connected to mechanical respiration and 143 remain in critical condition, leaving 390 mechanical respirators available nationwide.
Regarding the tests, the health authority indicated that 12,469 PCR examinations were performed in the last 24 hours, for a total of 409,669.
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Nicaragua: Independent Observatory Raises the Number of Suspected Coronavirus Cases to 1,594
By Mario Medrano
In Nicaragua, the most recent report from the Covid-19 Citizen Observatory reports 1,594 suspected cases of coronavirus as of May 16, including the cases reported at that time by the Ministry of Health. On Tuesday, the healthcare portfolio raised this figure to more than 400.
The Observatory is a collaborative effort of an interdisciplinary team that systematizes information provided by different actors from civil society and territorial networks. It is not an official report from the country, but it aims to alert on the development of the pandemic so that protection measures are taken.
In this context, the observatory reports 351 deaths from pneumonia and suspected of coronavirus, against the 17 reported in official data.
The Ministry of Citizen Power for Health (Minsa) updated its statistics on the disease on Tuesday: "During this week, from May 12 to 19, we have attended and given responsible and careful follow-up to 254 Nicaraguans with confirmed or probable covid-19 by clinic ”. The ministry also reported that since the start of the pandemic, it treated a total of 470 patients suspected of coronavirus, most of whom had health problems such as diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, heart disease, immunodeficiency syndrome, kidney failure and morbid obesity.
In its latest report, the Minsa reports 9 deaths recorded during the last week, in addition to the 8 already reported. He also mentions other deaths, which he attributes to pulmonary thromboembolism, diabetes, heart attack and bacterial pneumonia, although he does not specify the exact number.
On May 18, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, during his speech on national television, recognized that 309 people have died of pneumonia this year.
On May 7, through a joint statement, 543 Nicaraguan specialists demanded that the government have transparency in the management of public information, that massive virus detection tests be carried out, as well as that protective equipment be provided to health personnel and that define a strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN has documented cases of relatives of deceased patients with symptoms associated with possible coronaviruses, whose bodies are delivered to their relatives at night, in sealed boxes and ordered to be buried immediately, although their death certificates detail a different cause of death. . The so-called "express burials" are considered false news by government authorities.
The Nicaraguan government has not yet responded officially to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which stressed on Tuesday through its social networks that "PAHO / WHO has reiterated its request to Nicaragua to visit the country and analyze the situation experienced by the coronavirus and provide better collaboration. "
