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The number of possible new reinfections recorded in the last 24 hours was 350, while since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic the total number is estimated at 131,725 (3.7% of the total number of positive results).
The new deaths of patients with COVID-19 are 21, while a total of 29,679 deaths have been recorded since the beginning of the epidemic. 95.6% had underlying disease and/or age 70 years or older.
The number of patients hospitalized intubated is 156 (62.8% male). Their median age is 72 years. 92.9% have an underlying disease and/or age 70 years or older. Among intubated patients, 76 (48.72%) are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and 80 (51.28%) are fully vaccinated. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4,664 patients have been discharged from ICUs.
New admissions of COVID-19 patients to hospitals in the territory are 83 (daily change -22.43%). The average seven-day admission is 101 patients.The median age of cases is 36 years (range 0.2 to 112 years), while the median age of deaths is 80 years (range 0.2 to 106 years).
Samples tested: As of January 1, 2020, a total of 11,238,139 clinical specimens have been tested in laboratories performing testing for the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and that systematically report the total number of specimens they test, while 70,570,561 specimens have been tested by Health Units and HHS Clinics performing Rapid Ag testing. The seven-day average is 88,996 sample checks.
MASS SAMPLE CHECKINGS.659 Rapid Ag checks and 745 positives (8.6%) were detected.
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