The Costa Rican Ministry of Health reported this Friday that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus rose to 26 and that 289 cases have been ruled out.
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Coronavirus reaches Central America 2:04
(CNN Spanish) - The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica reported this Friday that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus rose to 26 and that there are 289 cases ruled out.
"The data records 26 confirmed cases with an age range of 10 to 87 years. There are 14 women and 12 men, of whom 23 are Costa Rican and 3 foreigners, registering positive cases in San José, Heredia, Guanacaste, Alajuela and Cartago. By age we have: 21 adults, three seniors and two minors. Of all the confirmed patients, only three are hospitalized, "the Ministry explained in a statement.
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The Ministry called on the population to stay home over the weekend, "to avoid contagion."
“From the institutional framework, we are doing everything possible to protect ourselves, but we protect each other. If we don't have essential tasks to attend to this Saturday and Sunday, let's stay home this weekend and let's not forget constant handwashing and protect ourselves when coughing and sneezing, we fight this fight together. ”
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