Panama reports 988 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in 24 hours
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The Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced on Saturday, July 4, that there are total of 36,983 cases of the virus in Panama. According to the official report, the coronavirus has left a total of 720 dead in the country.
According to the official data, the total number of infected with the virus in the country is now 36,983, while 17,761 patients have clinically recovered from the disease. There are currently 18,502 active cases.
Deaths
A total of 22 new deaths were recorded over 24 hours, which brings the total to 720. The death rate is currently 1.94% of the infected.
Note: Minsa has not reported the breakdown of deaths by gender, age and cause of death for the past days.
Testing
3,202 new tests were conducted in since the last report, of which 31% were positive. The number of total tests is now 141,283, of which 101,362 were negative.
Testing rate is reported to cover 3,302 per 100,000 population.
Treatment
16,878 patients are in home isolation and 645 are in so-called hospital hotels.
The Ministry of Health also reported that 825 are in the hospital ward and 154 in the intensive care units.
Demographics
Positive COVID-19 cases by age group:
<20 years old: 4,445
20-39 years old: 16,233
40-59 years old: 11,705
60-79 years old: 3,844
>80 years old: 756
Deaths by age group:
<20 years old: 12
20-39 years old: 45
40-59 years old: 147
60-79 years old: 321
>80 years old: 195
Breakdown by provinces
Cases by provinces: Panama 22,769, Panama Oeste 6,454, Colón 1,651, Chiriquí 1,606, Veraguas 1,242, Bocas del Toro 1,216, Darién 1,000, Ngäbe Buglé 344, Coclé 321, Guna Yala 265, Herrera 81 and Los Santos 34.
