His state of health is stable, according to the entity.
The prefect of Azuay, Cecilia Méndez, tested positive for COVID-19. Her state of health is stable and while she recovers she remains isolated. The main authority of Azuay adds to the contagion statistics that are on the rise every day, according to official figures from the Ministry of Public Health (MSP). Meanwhile, the occupation of beds in clinics and hospitals has not yet exceeded its capacity.
The news of Méndez’s contagion was spread at 08:30 this Wednesday through an official statement issued by the provincial government. The digital document mentions that the official underwent a PCR test on Tuesday afternoon that left a positive result. While he recovers, “the public agenda is suspended (…) and activities will resume once the quarantine time is over.”
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As for the figures, the mayor of Cuenca, Pedro Palacios, reported that in the week of January 8 to 13 in the city there are 50.01% of positive cases, according to the results of the applied antigen tests. With this, the expectation is that between the 17th and 20th of this month there will be a peak in infections.
And although the MSP insists that the omicron variant is not present in the city, the executive director of the Municipal Health Council, Julio Molina, doubts this due to the high number of infections, but also because “few samples are sent to the National Institute of Public Health Research (Inspi) and that prevents the presence of omicron from being officially determined. We see that there are many cases, we have tripled, it is exponential throughout the country,” he asserted.
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Regarding the occupation of intensive care medical units, Pedro Palacios reported that this is 73% in the public and private network, but also that so far in January seven people have died due to this cause. (I)
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