The daily report on the situation of the Covid-19 in the country reported that 2,291 samples were processed, of which 277 were positive. With this, the total confirmed in the country amounts to 643,619.
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The Ministry of Public Health It also reported 6 deaths. Among them, two were not vaccinated, two people had an incomplete dose and the other two had the complete vaccination schedule.
Regarding the age group of the deceased, one was between 40 and 59 years old, while the remaining five were 60 years old or older. Regarding the sex of the dead, it can be seen that three were women and three were men, from the departments of Itapúa, Caaguazú, Central, Cordillera and Presidente Hayes. The total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in the country rose to 18,460.
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The health portfolio also reported that there are 423 patients hospitalized for Covid-19, of which 132 are hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The number of recovered is 898, thus adding 614,216.
In the country there has been a decrease in positive cases and deaths for four consecutive weeks, the director of Health Surveillance, Sandra Irala, said at a press conference on Friday.
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Likewise, he pointed out that the number of hospitalized patients was reduced by 53% and that 100% of the Covid-19 variants detected in the tests carried out in February correspond to omicron.
The Expanded Program of Immunizations (PAI) anticipated that they will begin to apply the fourth dose of the anti covid vaccine to groups over 50 years of age, health personnel and immunocompromised or immunocompromised patients.
Meanwhile, the vaccination schedule continues without taking into account the ID number for the first, second and third doses for children and adolescents, as well as those over 18 years of age.
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