“Black April”: the month with the worst records in Uruguay in the pandemic

MONTEVIDEO.- April has become the worst month of coronavirus for the Uruguayans with him world record for daily infections per capita, 837 cases per million population. It was 30 days that left 1571 patients dead and the record for inmates in intensive care was broken. The latest report from the Group of Scientific Advisors (GACH) released on the 26th of this month indicated that Uruguay is in a very serious situation and if the cases do not decrease, the number of deaths in May could be similar. Here, seven data on the coronavirus in Uruguay last month.

50% of those who died working in healthcare were registered in April

Since March 13, 2020, when the pandemic started in Uruguay, and until April 10 of this year, seven health workers have died. Today, 15 people have died in this area. April was also the worst month for those working on the front lines in the fight against the virus. From April 11 to 30, Uruguay recorded eight health worker deaths. It only took 19 days to have the same number of deaths recorded in 393 days.

There are 1571 deaths in 30 days

The increase in health worker deaths is a consequence of the increase in cases and also reflects the increase in the total number of deaths. April was the worst month for Deaths of the Uruguayan population due to Covid-19. 1,571 people died during the whole month out of a total of 2,616. 60.05% of all coronavirus deaths so far recorded within these 30 days. Also in April, the death of a pregnant woman and her baby from this disease was recorded for the first time.

Lethality increased from 0.9 to 1.31

Lethality means how deadly the virus is in infected patients. It is calculated for every 100 cases of Covid-19. On April 1 out of 100 patients with Covid-19, 0.9 is dead and the month ended with a lethality of 1.31 per 100 infected.

Record in intensive care

The intensive care unit (ICU) patients They have been increasing since November of last year. But the month of April was marked by records of hospitalizations in intensive treatment. And although the government is increasing capacity and places, cases being referred to these rooms are increasing. The month started with 360 people admitted to this unit and ended with a figure of 548 in intensive care. The highest figure in the entire pandemic was recorded on April 29, with 549 patients admitted for intensive treatment.

The month with the most infections

It was not until April that they were infected 89,817 people with coronavirus. This is 45.26% of all infections since the start of the pandemic. By comparison, 89,541 people were infected between March 13, 2020 (the date of the start of the pandemic) and March 24, 2021. In 376 days, almost the same number of infections as in just 30 days in April. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) confirmed by the National Emergency System (Sinae) 84,528 recovered last month.

Harvard index with record numbers

the Harvard Index is an indicator created by the Harvard Global Health Institute that calculates the incidence of coronavirus – either in a country or in a department – on the basis of an average of new cases during the last seven days. The calculation is made for a total of 100.00 inhabitants. While it has fallen to 82.48 in recent days, the Harvard Index has posted strong numbers this month. The worst day of the pandemic, since March 13, 2020, was April 11, 2021 with a contagion risk index of 98.01.

Months with the greatest number of tests

April was also the month when the most tests were carried out throughout the pandemic. From April 1 of this year to April 30 (date of the last Sinae report), 433,701 tests were performed. As of March of this year, the figure had been 367,463 examinations carried out. The bulletin began reporting the number of exams completed on March 22, 2020. If you compare the pandemic month by month, you can see growth over the months, which has also been accompanied by growth in contagions. During the first month of the pandemic, in March 2020, 2,895 tests were carried out. Some experts have indicated that it is advisable to look at the number of tests performed per day or the trend per week. The record for Covid-19 exams in Uruguay was set on March 26 this year with 27,808 tests performed.

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