In two weeks there could be a change in the epidemiological situation as a result of the November holiday of the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca.
On fifteen days there may or may not be changes in the epidemiological situation linked to the coronavirus in Quito.
Francisco Viteri, Secretary of Health of the Municipality of Quito, argued that there is no increase significant number of cases that can be evidenced.
Between epidemiological week 43 and 44 (November), he added, the number of cases did not increase.
“In the city still we do not evidence a curve that makes us think we have a rebound in the disease (…). At the moment we do not evidence, in the city at least, a situation that alarms us …”He said in a radio interview.
He added that the situation will continue to be monitored and it will be necessary to wait if the indicators in the following two weeks they change as a result of holidays. Last week the Day of the Dead and the Independence of Cuenca were commemorated.
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In the capital of the Republic there was a increase in hotel occupancy 25% and Quito Turismo estimated sales of $ 792,000 taking as a reference a survey made to 357 locals. In addition, 214,414 vehicles entered Quito and 20,972 passengers arrived by air.
About the people who are currently in hospitals in the capital for coronavirus, the official indicated that, according to the Ministry of Public Health, most patients who have been admitted to the hospital system for a diagnosis of COVID-19 they are unvaccinated or did not complete the two required doses.
With regard to vaccination, Viteri pointed out that older adults who live in the capital of the Republic are vaccinated in more than 90%, over 16 years in more than 80%.
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According to the epidemiological report of week 43 published by the Quito council, with provisional data as of November 4, in eleven hospitals in Quito, from SMEs, Policeman, Armed forces, IESS, there was a 40% occupancy for hospitalization of COVID, with zero patients waiting and one 72% occupancy in intensive care units (UCI) with zero patients waiting.
At Police hospital there was 100% occupancy for hospitalization, 59% at IESS Carlos Andrade Marín hospital, 25% at Baca Ortiz hospital, 32% at Pablo Arturo Suárez hospital
For ICU, there was 90% in the Carlos Andrade Marín hospital, 86% in the IESS Quito Sur hospital, 81% in the Pablo Arturo Suárez hospital.
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