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Guatemala without communities on alert for Covid 19

According to the latest report from the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, of the 340 border markers of this type in the country, 295 are in yellow alert, 45 are in orange and none are in green.

The health traffic light for SARS-CoV-2 shows the behavior of this virus throughout the Chapín territory over the last 14 days, with current figures consistent with those of September 30.

The registered active cases barely reach 333, while in the two weeks of April and May the number of infected in the country ranged between 1,500 and 1,900.

By the end of June 23, positive levels reached 4,433 and rose to 5,157 in the two weeks ending July 7 last year.

They peaked at 6,116 in the middle of the month, although August also required close attention.

Since March 13, 2020, when the government announced the first positive patient here amid the global emergency, the number of infections stands at one million 278,000 285 cases.

On the other hand, 20,264 Guatemalans died from the disease, representing a mortality rate of 120.2 per 100,000 inhabitants and a fatality rate of 1.6 percent.

The Ministry of Health once again urged the population to continue preventive measures such as washing hands with soap and water, keeping distance and wearing a mask, as they are key to avoiding an increase in infections.

Guatemala barely exceeds 52 percent of the population vaccinated against Covid-19 with one dose, 41.5 with two (7.1 million inhabitants out of a total of 17.11 million).

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