the country has recorded the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic

Yesterday the highest death toll by coronavirus in Paraguay in a single day, with 110 deaths out of 2,700 infections, the country’s public health ministry reported.

According to the data by age group, there are five victims aged 20 to 39, 33 aged 40 to 59 and 72 aged 60 and over.

In addition, according to the report, there are 3,486 boarding schools, of which 570 are in intensive care units.

On the other hand, the ministry recorded 1,990 people who overcame the disease, bringing the total number of people recovered to 264,326.

The health portfolio stressed that the 110 deaths recorded last Tuesday, out of a population of seven million people, are the highest recorded to date in the pandemic.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Health is continuing the vaccination plan which is advancing at very slow stages due to the low availability of doses available in the country.

Coronavirus in Paraguay: the vaccination rate in the country worries

Since yesterday, those over 65 can go and receive a dose against the coronavirus.

A total of 44,000 adults in this age group joined the registry over the weekend to access immunization.

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However, health authorities fear that at the current rate, doses will not be sufficient to complete the week of vaccination in many districts.

“We cannot estimate how many vaccines we need to lower the age group. Many vaccinations will not be able to reach all week with the application“, Alerted the director of the Expanded immunization program (DAD), Hector Castro, during a press conference.

As he explained, the last batch of Sputnik V vaccine cannot be distributed in all vaccinations because there are some who are not ready to maintain the cold chain required by this drug.

In addition, he explained that only certain primary hospitals or mass centers will have the possibility of administering said antigen and that for the rest, the redistribution of other doses or the arrival of other vaccines will have to be expected, possibly on weekends. -end.

“The availability is limited and we will find vaccines which in a short time will run out of doses and this means waiting for a redistribution or the arrival of more vaccines this weekend in our country.“, Recalled the title of PAI quoted by the local newspaper ABC.

However, he clarified that the second doses are reserved for people who have already received the first.

The vaccination plan continues and now includes people over 65 or who will turn 65 this year and Castro noted the strong participation of this age group. I consider that “it is a good sign that the population adheres“.

The average vaccination is 7,500 people per day. It is hoped that before the end of May 100,000 doses of Moderna, 250,000 of Sinopharm and 134,000 of Covax will arrive.

In all, 318,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Paraguay and more than 7,800 have died from the disease.

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