New covid-19 infections plummeting

The positivity of Covid-19 cases is showing a downward trend in the fourth wave of the pandemic.

For five consecutive days, the epidemiological report from the Ministry of Health Panama has registered a percentage of new cases below 30%.

In that period, the highest percentage occurred on Saturday, January 29 with positivity of 28.9%, and the lowest on Tuesday, February 1, 21.6%.

According to the researcher and medical specialist Paulino Vigil-De Gracia, in two weeks the decrease in cases is being noticed in the infections reported in the districts.

He highlighted that at the peak of the fourth wave, 20 districts had more than 175 cases per day, three exceeded 300, and 1 exceeded 400 cases per day. However, 14 days later none reaches 140 cases per day.

Infectologist Javier Nieto highlighted two days ago that the peak of infections was exceeded and that, as in other countries, infections are plummeting.