More than 69,000 will be infected with covid-19 in Honduras by 2021

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

The number of positive cases with covid-19 in Honduras since March 2020 has thus increased Saturday at 195,525 and death at 4,770, sAccording to the daily report of the National Risk Management System (Sinager).

Of the 3,029 new laboratory tests to diagnose the virus, “977 gave a positive result,” increasing infections to 69,968 so far by 2021, for a cumulative since March 2020 195,525, the health agency pointed out in a statement.

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In addition, according to the official report, four new deaths were confirmed today, for a total of 1,536 this year, making it 4,770 since the start of the pandemic. to expand in the Central American country.

The Sinager Registry includes 1,083 hospitalized people, 557 of whom are in stable condition, 464 are in serious condition and 62 in intensive care units.

Regarding newly recovered patients, 320 new cases have been reported today, with 15,502 already, corresponding to 2021, for a cumulative since 2020 of 75,553.

Medical sources at the forefront of the fatal disease pandemic in public and private hospitals have warned that hospitals could collapse for the remainder of April, attributing in part to many people’s relaxation over the week’s Christmas holidays.

The first two covid-19 infections in Honduras were confirmed on March 11, 2020.

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