The number of new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in the last 24 hours is 1.121, of which 6 were identified following screenings at the country’s entry points.
The total number of cases stands at 173,905 (daily change +0.6%), of which 51.8% are men. Based on confirmed cases from the past 7 days, 50 are considered to be related to travel from abroad, and 1,800 are linked to a previously known case.
The number of patients hospitalized and on a ventilator is 309 (66.7% men). Their median age is 70 years. 87.4% have an underlying medical condition and/or are 70 years of age or older.
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,231 patients have been discharged from ICUs. There were 190 new admissions of COVID-19 patients to hospitals nationwide (daily change: -5,47%). The seven-day average of admissions is 224 patients.
There have been 29 new deaths among COVID-19 patients, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 6,181. 95.61% of these patients had an underlying medical condition and/or were 70 years of age or older.
The median age of cases is 44 years (range 0.2 to 105 years), while the median age of deaths is 79 years (range 15 to 103 years).
