Ecuador registers 198.752 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 13.794 deaths

The country reports 508 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 14 deaths related to this disease, this Tuesday, December 8, 2020.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health (MSP) presented the results of 1.526 tests processed in the last 24 hours. Of these 508 (33% were positive) and 1.018 (67% negative). With this, the confirmed cases amount to 198.752 and those discarded, to 436.480

The deaths related to Covid-19 rise to 13.794 (14 more than yesterday): 9.278 confirmed deaths due to the virus, this refers to the cases that were detected through PCR tests, and 4.516 probable deaths.

Pichincha is the province with the highest number of infections (71.024) Guayas (25.639) Manabí (13.761) Azuay (12.340) El Oro (7.560) Loja (7.183) Tungurahua (6.892) Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (5.689) Imbabura (5.605) Cotopaxi (5.202) Esmeraldas (4.887) Los Ríos (4.627)

In the last two weeks, more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Galapagos (97%), Santa Elena (21%), Manabí (10%) and Cañar (10%). The authorities indicated that there is no new outbreak in the archipelago, but that the increase is due to the delay in updating the data in the MSP’s computer system.

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