COVID-19: Minsa reports 8 deaths and 541 new infections in the last 24 hours | mmm | GIFT

The Ministry of Health (MINSA) reported today, Saturday November 12, that 8 people have died from COVID-19 in the country. With this number, the death toll from the deadly virus in Peru rose to 217,185. Furthermore, 2,087 infections were recorded in the last week (541 cases in the last 24 hours), therefore the total number of infected people reaches 4,171,838.

Minsa also reported that there are a total of 97 hospitalized patients, including 32 on mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Vaccines in Peru

So far Peru has received vaccines from Sinopharm, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna. All of these are applied according to the government’s age group programming after inoculation with priority healthcare personnel, senior citizens and members of the National Police, Armed Forces and Fire Brigade.

Immunization in Peru started in February 2021, after the first batch of vaccines arrived from China (Sinopharm). To date, vaccination continues throughout the country.

Since 25 September 2022, children under 5 years of age (from 6 months to 4 years and 11 months and over) have been vaccinated. For this segment of the population, the inoculation was implemented in the regions starting from Monday 26 September.

To date, the third dose is placed on people 12 years of age and older. The fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is also applied to people over the age of 18.

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