Ecuador registers more than 30.000 unusual deaths in 2020

Guayas is the province most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with 16.893 irregular deaths.

Ecuador registers an increase in the number of its annual deaths. According to the Civil Registry, from March to November 2019 the death toll reached 54.762, while in the same months during 2020 92.047 were reported, that is, 37.285 more.

The provinces most affected by this growth are: Pichincha, Azuay, Manabí, Santa Elena and Guayas. In these areas, hospitals also report the maximum capacity of their Intensive Care Units.

Guayas is the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the fact that the numbers were not so high in recent months, October and November, this province registers 16.983 more deaths than in all of 2019.

For its part, Pichincha is the second province with the most excess deaths, a total of 6.249 more people lost their lives in the current course, compared to the previous year.

The last months show a decreasing trend in all the provinces, however, the authorities call not to relax biosecurity measures and to reinforce controls for the Christmas and New Year’s festivities

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