In the week of February 19, 1.166 people were hospitalized, 668 stable and 498 referred to intensive care.
In the last week the number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 reached 1.166, if compared with the numbers in December 2020, an increase of 44.7% is observed. The age of the people who come to the nursing homes ranges between 20 and 40 years.
The number of people hospitalized for covid-19 in December 2020 reached 806, that is, 360 less than what was reported last Friday, February 19, 2021. During this week and the next, the consequences of the social irresponsibility on the carnival holiday and in elections
Doctors from the Quito hospitals warn that the patients who are arriving at the different health centers are younger, their age ranges between 20 and 40 years. Many of these do not report another serious illness. However, his health condition is complicated by the coronavirus.
Patients come to hospitals with severe breathing problems. Additionally, the usual symptoms of covid-19 are appearing faster, since, before it was expected up to 7 days to present the first signs of contagion, now, according to doctors, people arrive with a cough or fever after 3 days.
The hospitalization and intensive care areas in the different hospitals in the country still have few spaces available, however, these are saturated with the arrival of more patients.
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