New Year opens with 14,363 cases of covid-19

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) revealed on Saturday, January 1, that in the last 24 hours 1,888 new infections of Covid-19 were registered, bringing the total of active cases to14,363.

14,778 tests were applied with a positivity percentage of 12.8%.

There were two deaths, for a cumulative total of 7,430 and a fatality of 1.5%.

 There are 188 hospitalized patients, 153 are in the ward, and 35 are in ICU (10 more than Friday).

According to the Minsa, the townships with the most positive cases are San Francisco with 145, Betania with 89, Bella Vista with 75, Juan Díaz with 72, and Ancón with 67, all located in the capital.