The Ministry of Health of Panama (Minsa) reported This Monday there were 1,758 new cases of covid-19 and 2 deaths from the disease, for a total of 832,045 confirmed infections and 8,229 deaths in more than two years of the pandemic.
There are 34 patients admitted for the coronavirus in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 224 in the general ward, while 26,273 are isolated at home and 83 in hotels, for a total of 26,273 active cases.
The patients who have recovered from the disease total 797,202 since March 9, 2020, when the first case of contagion occurred in Panama, where covid has a fatality rate of 1.0%, which continues as one of the the lowest in Latin America.
In the last 24 hours, 8,435 tests were applied to detect covid cases, with a positivity rate of 20.8%. Panama To date, 6,121,077 tests have been applied.
Regarding the vaccination process, the report of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) indicates that from January 20, 2021 in Panama; 8,199,806 doses of the covid-19 vaccine have been administered.
Coverage in the target population from 5 years of age, which is 3.9 million people, is at least 87.6% with first dose; 78.1% with second dose; and 49.8% with the first booster dose, which is applied after 16 years of age.
Between 5 and 11 years old, 424,283 pediatric doses have been administered, with a coverage of 53.8% with the first dose and 53.4% with the second dose, according to the Ministry of Health.< /p>
The Central American country is facing a fifth wave of covid-19 with an increase in infections and positivity, driven by the ómicron variant and its two subvariants, BA 1 and BA 2.
In this sense, the authorities have indicated that the vaccination strategy against the coronavirus continues and they reiterate their call for the population to be vaccinated.
A recent study by the The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) points out that at least 70% of every 100 people in Panama Panama has complete vaccination schedules, while 79% have received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine.
According to this PAHO analysis, Panama It is one of the countries with the highest proportion of the population completely immunized against the coronavirus, above the world average of 59%.