1,289 additional confirmed cases, 9 deaths and 490 hospital admissions from COVID

The health department reported about 1,289 confirmed cases and nine additional deaths from the coronavirus, COVID-19.

According to the information published on the digital portal, the accumulated confirmed cases on the island amount to 107,056. In addition, it indicates approximately 483 probable cases detected with the antigen test, for a cumulative total of 13,515. While from the serological tests about 1,022 additional cases are indicated, with a total of 107,242.

With the nine deaths reported today, the total number rises to 2,194. These deaths occur, four in the Bayamón region, two in Caguas, two in the metro and one in Arecibo. In the case of Bayamón, there are four women aged 81, 59, 57 and 34, while in Caguas it is a woman and a man aged 89 and 53, respectively. In the metropolitan area, a 41 woman and a 68 man are reported and the Arecibo case is a 93 woman.

On the other hand, an increase of seven people was reported in hospital admissions to a total of 490. Of these, 454 are adult cases and 36 are minors. Although the number of hospital admissions in adults increased, a slight decrease of 2 adults and a minor, respectively, with 92 and 4 patients in intensive care is reflected.

In ventilation patients, adults remained at 60 and in minors it fell from 3 to 2.

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