Situation report on coronavirus COVID-19 in Uruguay (04/04/2021)

Creation: 04/04/2021

Last updated: 04/04/2021

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Epidemiological report:

According to the information provided by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), 14,086 analyzes were carried out today and 2,237 new cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 were detected. Of the 2,237 new cases, 1,054 are from Montevideo, 313 from Canelones, 164 from Rivera, 117 from Maldonado, 101 from Artigas, 86 from Cerro Largo, 82 from San José, 53 from Paysandú, 52 from Salto, 36 from Lavalleja, 33 from Colonia, 33 from Soriano, 31 from Río Negro, 25 from Rocha, 20 from Treinta y Tres, 13 from Tacuarembó, 12 from Flores, 8 from Florida and 4 from Durazno. In all cases, strict epidemiological monitoring is carried out.

Since the health emergency was declared on March 13, 1,431,891 tests have been processed and 117,757 positive cases of Coronavirus have been registered throughout the national territory. Of that total 89,035 have already been recovered.

Today 30 deaths with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in our country. It is about 1 patient from Cerro Largo, 62 years old, 1 patient from Durazno, 88 years old, 1 patient from Paysandú, 32 years old, 1 patient from Río Negro, 77 years old, 1 patient from Salto, 49 years old, 1 patient from Tacuarembó from 93 years old, 2 patients from Soriano aged 80 and 88 years old, 3 patients from Canelones aged 46, 70 and 86 years old, 3 patients from Rivera aged 44, 59 and 78 years old and 16 patients from Montevideo aged 30, 59, 64, 65, 67, 74, 85, 87, 87, 89, 89, 91, 91, 92, 92 and 95 years. So far, there are 1,101 deaths diagnosed with COVID-19 in Uruguay.

There are currently 25,502 active cases, that is, people who are suffering from the disease, 393 of them are in intensive care.

Of the total confirmed positive cases, 5,142 correspond to health personnel. 4,475 of them have already recovered, 660 are suffering from the disease and 7 have died.
As of today, the 19 departments have active cases.

CLARIFICATION:
The total of confirmed positive cases until yesterday was 113,904. Today 2,237 new cases and a total of 117,757 confirmed positive cases are reported. The difference is explained because 1,618 cases reported out of date by laboratories were included according to the tables attached below (source: MSP), and on the other hand, because 2 cases were eliminated.