Featured image: Venezuelan healthcare workers perform rapid COVID-19 test on Venezuelans returning from Colombia to their country through the Simón Bolívar international bridge in 2020. Photo: OCHA / Gem Cortes.
Caracas, March 20, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported this Sunday that 112 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the country in the past 24 hours. In addition, one COVID-19-related fatality was registered.
Since the beginning of the pandemic Venezuela has confirmed a total of 519,670 infections and 5,668 deaths. The country currently has 2,929 active COVID-19 cases. Of these, 2,787 are being treated in the public health system, 1,869 by Supervised Community Care, and 142 in private hospitals.
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1/5 La Comisión Presidencial para la Prevención, Atención y Control de la #COVID19 informa al pueblo de Venezuela que en las últimas horas un total de 112 nuevos contagios se registraron en el país; todos por transmisión comunitaria. pic.twitter.com/xCAaNZjRg5
— Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) March 21, 2022
Community cases are registered in 13 states. The most affected are Lara, Zulia and Yaracuy. The state with the highest number of new community cases was Lara, with 28 active cases.
With much regret, Rodríguez sent her condolences to the relatives of the recent COVID-19 victim, a 56-year-old woman from Lara state.
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5/5 En Venezuela continuamos en flexibilización amplia y segura, pero sin descuidar las medidas de bioseguridad. Es responsabilidad de tod@s cuidarnos y vacunarnos. Unid@s como pueblo sigamos dando la batalla contra la #COVID19.
— Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) March 21, 2022
In a recent tweet, the vice president stated that “in Venezuela we continue with broad and safe flexibility, but without neglecting biosafety measures. It is the responsibility of all to take care of ourselves and vaccinate ourselves. United as a people, let’s continue to fight against COVID-19.”
Featured image: Venezuelan healthcare workers perform a rapid COVID-19 test on a Venezuelan returning from Colombia via the Simón Bolívar international bridge in 2020. Photo: OCHA/Gem Cortes.
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