1,750 new covid infections, 44 deaths

Panama reported  1,750 new covid-19  infections and, 44 deaths on Sunday, January 17.

9,663 new tests were carried out. in addition to the 44 new fatalities, the Health report adds another 5 deaths that had not been counted in previous days, for a cumulative total of 4,787 deaths. Since the pandemic began in Panama  298,019 infections have been registered, 1,529,352 tests have been carried out, 80.6% negative and 19.4% positive. Active cases total 54,233. Of these, 51,556 people are reported in home isolation, of which 50,796 are at home and 760 in hotels. There are 2,677 hospitalized (2,444 are in the ward and 233 in the ICU).