The Department of Health report reported 15 deaths from COVID-19; Meanwhile, 234 confirmed cases, 53 probable cases and 141 additional suspected cases have been registered.
Of the reported deaths. 13 were listed as confirmed and are described below:
– 47-year-old woman from the Metro region
– 74-year-old man from the Metro region
– 75-year-old man from the Fajardo region
– 90-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 91-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
– 78-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 99-year-old woman from the Caguas region
– 66-year-old woman from the Bayamón region
– 63-year-old woman from the Ponce region
– 48-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
– 48-year-old man from the Arecibo region
– 69-year-old male from the Caguas region
– 42-year-old woman from the Arecibo region
In addition, two likely deaths were recorded, corresponding to an 82-year-old woman from the Bayamón region and a 59-year-old man from the Caguas region.
With these additional deaths, the confirmed deaths add up to 1,179 and the likely to be 244, so the total number of deaths is 1,423.
According to the agency, the change in the number of deaths should not be interpreted as being in the past 24 hours. Likewise, Salud points out that the death report can vary to the extent that the causes of death registration and encryption processes are performed, which can take several days.
On the other hand, the total of the results of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 66,871, of which 36,018 are women and 30,853 are men. The reported cases are those with a positive PCR test, with a sampling date of December 8-22. The total was adjusted after adding 54 cases with sampling dates from October 22 to December 7.
The report includes the results of antigen tests, which the CDC lists as probable cases. The total number of positive results in these tests is 3,937, which was adjusted after subtracting 22 cases that later had a positive molecular test and added to the confirmed cases reported in this report; In addition, a case has been added with a sampling date of 4 December. The additional probable cases reported are 53, including samples taken December 8-22. The gender distribution is 2,184 women and 1,753 men.
As part of the report, 141 additional suspected cases were recorded, with a sampling date ranging from December 8 to December 22. These cases are, by definition, with a positive serological test. In this row, the total is 51,209 after being adjusted, subtracting 33 cases that had a positive molecular test and one case with a positive antigen test and added to the confirmed and probable cases, respectively recorded as part of this report . . On the other hand, five cases were added with sampling dates recorded between November 25 and November 30. The suspected cases are divided into 28,713 women and 22,496 men.
The totals adjustments are made as part of an effort by the Department of Health, entities and clinical laboratories to ensure that every sample created for COVID-19 is recorded in the bioportal regardless of the date it was taken.
Summary of the Department of Health report:
Additional confirmed cases: 234
Total confirmed cases: 66,871
Additional probable cases: 53
Total probable cases: 3,937
Additional suspicious cases: 141
Total probable cases: 51,209
Additional confirmed deaths: 13
Total confirmed deaths: 1,179
Additional probable deaths: 2
Total probable deaths: 244
Additional suspicious deaths: 0
Total number of suspected deaths: 0
Total reported deaths: 1,423