COVID-19: No deaths, 173 new cases

On Wednesday, October 27, no deaths due to Covid-19, were indicated said the Ministry of Health (Minsa) in its epidemiological report.

The new infections registered in the last hours amount to 173, bringing the total to 472,057 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic.

The daily report of the Health authorities indicates that 7,733 tests have been carried out and the percentage of positivity is 2.2%.

There are 2,257 active cases of coronavirus in the country with 189 hospitalized, 157 in wards and 32 in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Statistics from the Department of Epidemiology of the Minsa reveal that during May 16 and 17 of this year and on October 24, no deaths were reported either.

Although the statistics are favorable, the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, called on the population to comply with biosafety measures, during the activities of the national holidays.